"exeat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exeats [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin exeat, third-person singular subjunctive of exeō (“depart”) used as an impersonal imperative, literally “let him go forth”. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|exeat}} Borrowed from Latin exeat Head templates: {{en-noun}} exeat (plural exeats)
  1. A license or permit for absence from a university or a religious house (such as a monastery).
    Sense id: en-exeat-en-noun-Z2FS5iJK Categories (other): Catholicism, Education Disambiguation of Catholicism: 22 21 28 29 Disambiguation of Education: 100 0 0 0
  2. A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese.
    Sense id: en-exeat-en-noun-5MbSJYnE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Catholicism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 44 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 16 40 40 Disambiguation of Catholicism: 22 21 28 29
  3. (dated, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) Leave of absence from a public school or college. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, dated
    Sense id: en-exeat-en-noun-3QpUkAk9 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Catholicism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 44 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 16 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 9 44 45 Disambiguation of Catholicism: 22 21 28 29
  4. (obsolete, theater) A stage direction to leave the stage. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-exeat-en-noun-sQvNefue Categories (other): Theater, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Catholicism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 44 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 16 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 9 44 45 Disambiguation of Catholicism: 22 21 28 29 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ne exeat

Inflected forms

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