aegrotat

English

Etymology

UK 19th century. Latin aegrotat, literally “he/she is ill”, third-person singular present active indicative form of aegrōtō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌɪ.ɡɹəʊˌtæt/, /ˈiː.ɡɹəʊˌtæt/, /iːˈɡɹəʊˌtæt/

Noun

aegrotat (plural aegrotats)

1. (UK, New Zealand, dated) A certificate indicating that a student is ill, excusing attendance at lectures and examinations and allowing courses to be passed without finishing the work.

   Near-synonym: sick note

   • 1864, Charles Babbage, “Cambridge”, in Passages from the Life of a Philosopher‎^[1], page 37:

     I sent my servant to the apothecary for a thing called an ægrotat, which I understood, for I never saw one, meant a certificate that I was indisposed, and that it would be injurious to my health to attend chapel, or hall, or lectures. This was forwarded to the college authorities.

2. (UK, New Zealand) An unclassified degree awarded to such a student.
   • 2018, “Aegrotat and Posthumous Awards”, in Academic Quality Handbook‎^[2], Aberystwyth University, retrieved 19 April 2018:

     Aegrotat and posthumous awards will normally be considered only when no interim award is available, no degree award may be made within the regulations, and the student is/was close to completion of the award.

Related terms

• aeger

Translations

certificate indicating that a student is ill

• French: certificat médical m
• Portuguese: atestado médico m, atestado (pt) m

Latin

Verb

aegrōtat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of aegrōtō