absent (absent)

t. [F. absenter = Sp. Pg. ausentar = It. as sent are, If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart, Absent thee from felicity awhile. Shak ., Hamlet, v. 2. What change Absents thee, or what chance detains? Milton , P. L., x. 108. absent ane oust (ab-sen-tā'nē-us), a . [ ab sentaneus, absen ( t- )s, absent: see absent , a .] Relating to absence; absent. Bailey. absent at i on (ab-sen-ta's hon), n. [ absen tatio ( n- ), absent are , make absent: see ab sent, v.] The act of absenting one's self, or the state of being absent. [Rare.] His absent at i on at that juncture becomes significant. Sir W. Hamilton, Discu ions, p. 229.