exeat (plural exeats)
A license or permit for absence from a college or a religious house (such as a monastery).
A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ex"e*at, n. Etym: [L., let him go forth.]
1. A license for absence from a college or a religious house. [Eng.] Shipley.
2. A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese. Wharton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
