ABSENCE (Lat. absentia)

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ABSENCE (Lat. absentia) , the fact of being "away," either in

body

BODY

or mind; " absence of mind being a

condition

CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

in which the mind is withdrawn from .what is passing. The

special

SPECIAL

occasion roll-

call

CALL (from Anglo-Saxon ceallian, a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch kallen, to talk or chatter)

Eton

ETON

College is called Absence," which the boys attend in their tall hats. A soldier must get permission or 'leave of absence before he can be away from his

regiment

REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

. Seven years' absence with no sign of

life

LIFE

either by

letter

LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the
alphabet
- ALPHABET (see also WRITING)
; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

message

MESSAGE (a word occurring in slightly different forms in several languages, e.g. Fr. message, Span. mensaje, Ital. messagio; adapted from the Low Lat. missaticum, from mittere)

is held presumptive evidence of death in the law courts.

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