exeat
/ek-see-at/US // ˈɛk siˌæt //UK // (ˈɛksɪət) //
祛除,祛病,祛病疗伤,祛斑
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : permission granted by a bishop to a priest to leave the diocese.
- : British. official permission for a student to be absent from a college or university.
Examples
The monotony of his schooldays was only broken by his Sunday exeat which was spent at home.
He added, with a return of the grim humour of a don, that he supposed that as a sovereign prince I need scarcely “take an exeat.”
The sisters watched the weather anxiously when their fortnightly exeat came round.
It was highly aggravating, because she was considered an invalid, and her Wednesday exeat was cancelled.
They have got him an exeat from the Doctor, they have bought him lines and bait, they have filled his pockets with good things.
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