absentation
noun
ab·sen·ta·tion
ˌabsən‧ˈtāshən,
-ˌsen‧-
plural -s
: an absenting of oneself
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin absentation-, absentatio, from Late Latin absentatus (past participle of absentare to be absent) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
First Known Use
1800, in the meaning defined above