A taking of leave

Alteration of God be with you, A farewell; goodbye

ETYM Old Eng. leve, leave, as. leáf; akin to leóf pleasing, dear, Eng. lief, Dutch oorlof leave, German arlaub, and erlauben to permit, Icel. leyfi. Related to Lief.
1. Permission to do something.
2. The period of time during which one is absent from work or duty; SYN. leave of absence.

1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
2. A separation; a departure.r /> 3. A surface or line of separation where a division occurs.
4. The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
5. A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin, valedicere, valedictum, to say farewell; vale farewell (imperative of valere to be strong or well) + dicere to say. Related to Valiant, Diction.
1. A farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class; SYN. valedictory address, valedictory.
2. The act of saying farewell.