leave of absence
noun
permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
the length of time granted in such permission: a two-year leave of absence.
Origin of leave of absence
First recorded in 1765–75
Words nearby leave of absence
Example sentences from the Web for leave of absence
But it was entirely regular; we had leave-of-absence from college, and Mrs. McBride chaperoned us.
Daddy Long-Legs |Jean WebsterThis homely and wholesome couple one may meet any afternoon in Paris, on leave-of-absence days.
A Love Episode |Emile Zola
British Dictionary definitions for leave of absence
leave of absence
noun
permission to be absent from work or duty
the period of absence