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Jun 15, 2020 at 7:40 history edited CommunityBot
Commonmark migration
Apr 29, 2011 at 0:06 vote accept Ed. Brazil
Apr 28, 2011 at 23:13 comment added user1579 @SevenSidedDie: Etymonline is unclear, but suggests that you are right.
Apr 28, 2011 at 23:09 comment added Ed. Brazil Thank you for your answer! Understanding "leave" as a noun it becomes clearer.
Apr 28, 2011 at 22:25 history edited Matt E. Эллен CC BY-SA 3.0
made it more accurate
Apr 28, 2011 at 22:21 comment added SevenSidedDie I believe this meaning of 'leave' derives from "leave of absence", where 'leave' originally meant only "permission", not a specific permission. (No, I don't have a source.)
Apr 28, 2011 at 22:17 history answered Matt E. Эллен CC BY-SA 3.0