- absent (adj.)
- late 14c., from M.Fr. absent (O.Fr. ausent), from L. absentem (nom. absens), prp. of abesse (see absence).
- absent (v.)
- "to keep away" (from), c.1400, from M.Fr. absenter, from L.L. absentare "cause to be away," from L. absentem; see absent (adj.).