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Definition of Absents
1. absent [v] - See also: absent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Absents
Literary usage of Absents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Hardwick, Massachusetts: With a Genealogical Register by Lucius Robinson Paige (1883)
"Deacon Paige absents himself from the Communion and is censured. — Ecclesiastical
Council. — Deacon Paige resigns Office, and unites with the Church in ..."
2. My Diary North and South by William Howard Russell (1863)
"Interview with Mr. Seward—My passport—Mr. Seward's views as to the war—Illumination
at Washington—My " servant" absents himself—New York journalism—The ..."
3. History of the French Revolution, from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis) (1873)
"... Collot-d'Herbois, Barrere, and the members of the committee of general safety
on the other—Conduct of Robespierre—He absents himself from the committees ..."
4. The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: From a Variety of Original Sources by James Prior (1837)
"absents HIMSELF FROM THE UNIVERSITY. ANECDOTES. TAKES THE DEGREE OF BA — HIS FATHER.
IN May, 1747, a riot of the students of Trinity College in which he ..."
5. The Parliament and Councils of England, Chronologically Arranged: From the by Charles Henry Parry (1839)
"... absents himself from Parliament, is sent for as a Delinquent. 1648. Aug. 23.
The Earl of Bath, for a Letter, with Reasons why 18 Tne Commom summon the ..."