consilium abeundi

English

Etymology

Latin cōnsilium abeundī (literally “advice to leave”).

Noun

consilium abeundi (uncountable)

1. (obsolete or historical) A traditional form of expulsion from an organization or school.
   • 1728, The Historical Register, volume 13, number 52:

     There is no Room to doubt, but the Court of France will have the Complaisance for that of Great Britain, to give the Consilium abeundi (or Warning to depart) to the Duke of Wharton, who continues upon the Coast of Normandy, meditating the Subversion of the present Government, agreeable to the Dictates of his turbulent Spirit, for which he was noted among us many Years ago, when a Student in the University of Leyden.

   • 1755, An exposition, or, true state, of the matters objected in England to the people known by the name of Unitas Fratrum, page 35:

     Whereas this evil Counsellor knew that C. Z. had a Consilium abeundi, 20th March 1736, and therefore cound not possibly be present at a Place 18th May 1736, from which he had Consilium abeundi two Months before; […]

   • 1849, William Howitt, Life in Germany: Or, Scenes, Impressions, and Every-day Life of the Germans:

     The appeal from the sentence of the amtmann, lies to the senate, which also pronounces the consilium abeundi and the relegation, on the motion of the amtmann.

   • 1991, Michael Stegemann, Camille Saint-Saëns and the French solo concerto from 1850 to 1920:

     Finally Saint-Saëns, along with Romain Bussine, was more or less given a consilium abeundi (advice to leave); both tendered their resignations.

Usage notes

Used in church schools, gymnasiums or grammar schools, particularly in Germany, Austria, Bohemia and Hungary.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈsi.li.um ab.eˈun.diː/, [kõːˈs̠ɪlʲiʊ̃ˑ äbeˈʊn̪d̪iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈsi.li.um ab.eˈun.di/, [konˈsiːlium äbeˈun̪d̪i]

Noun

cōnsilium abeundī n (genitive cōnsiliī abeundī or cōnsilī abeundī); second declension

1. (New Latin) consilium abeundi
   • 1801, Annales Almae Literarum Universitatis Ingolstadii olim conditae inde autem primo huius seculi initio Landishutum posteaque Landishuto Monachium translocatae, volume V, Munich, published 1859, page 211:

     Ceterum Senatus academicus approbante suprema curatela etiam in posterum legis instar recepit, ut, quicunque supra praedictam horam noctu deprehensus fuerit, primum semifloreno, iterum floreno, tertium sesquifloreno, quartum poena carceris, quintum subscripto consilio abeundi puniatur.

     Also the Academic Senate, under approbation of the regulatory supervision, passed a law that whoever is caught after the set hour at night will be punished the first time with a half guilder, the repeated time with a guilder, the third time with one and a half guilder, the fourth time with incarceration, the fifth time with a consilium abeundi.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter) with an indeclinable portion.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cōnsilium abeundī	cōnsilia abeundī
Genitive	cōnsiliī abeundī cōnsilī abeundī1	cōnsiliōrum abeundī
Dative	cōnsiliō abeundī	cōnsiliīs abeundī
Accusative	cōnsilium abeundī	cōnsilia abeundī
Ablative	cōnsiliō abeundī	cōnsiliīs abeundī
Vocative	cōnsilium abeundī	cōnsilia abeundī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).