aegrotat
noun
ae·gro·tat
ē-ˈgrō-ˌtat,
ˈē-grō-
plural -s
1
British : a medical certificate testifying that a student is unable to attend lectures or examinations as a result of illness
2
British : the unclassified university degree granted to a candidate who is prevented by illness from attending examinations
Word History
Etymology
Latin, he is ill, third person singular present indicative active of aegrotare to be ill, from aegr-, aeger ill; akin to Tocharian A ekro ill, Tocharian B aikre, aikare, and perhaps to Old English ācol dismayed, Norwegian eikja, eikla to plague, pester, Albanian kë-ék evil, and perhaps to Old English inca suspicion, doubt, quarrel
First Known Use
1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1