‖ exeunt, v.
(ˈɛksiːʌnt)
[L. exeunt they go out, 3rd. pers. pl. pres. indic. of exīre to go out: see exit n.]
A stage direction (orig. exeant: see exeat) signifying that at this point two or more actors leave the stage. So in exeunt omnes ‘all go out’, a direction for all to retire.
| c 1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iv. 832 We shall gife hire attendance..Exeunt. 1613 Shakes. Hen. VIII, i. ii. 214 Kin. By day and night Hee's Traytor to th' height. Exeunt. 1673 Dryden State Innoc. iii. i, [Stage direction]..the two Angels exeunt severally. 1779 Sheridan Critic ii. ii, Exeunt praying..would vary the established mode of springing off with a glance at the pit. |