Meaning & use
Exeat
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Formal permission, chiefly in British schools, colleges, or religious institutions, for a person to be absent for a period of time.
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The student applied for an exeat to attend his sister's wedding.
Boarders need a signed exeat before leaving campus for the weekend.
A note on using this word
"Exeat" is Latin for "let him go out" and remains in formal use mainly at British boarding schools, universities, and monasteries.
Words with a similar meaning
leave of absencepermission to depart
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