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vacation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vacation \Va*ca"tion\, n. [F., fr L. vacatio a being free from a duty, service, etc., fr vacare. See {Vacate}.] 1. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as the vacation of an office or a charter. 2. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure. It was not in his nature, however, at least till years had chastened it to take any vacation from controversy. --Palfrey. Hence specifically: a (Law) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next nonterm; recess. ``With lawyers in the vacation.'' --Shak. b The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as the spring vacation. c The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see or other spiritual dignity, is vacant. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vacation n 1: leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure [syn: {holiday}] 2: the act of making something legally void v : spend or take a vacation [syn: {holiday}]
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