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Vacation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The act of making void, vacant, or of no validity; as the vacation of a charter.

2. Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; non-term.

3. The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of a college or other seminary, when the students have a recess.

4. Intermission of a stated employment.

5. The time when a see or other spiritual dignity is vacant.

6. During the vacation of a bishopric, the dean and chapter are guardians of the spiritualities.

7. Leisure; freedom from trouble or perplexity. [Now little used.]

Vacation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.

2. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.

3. Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.

4. The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation.

5. The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.