departure Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. ăbĭtus, ūs2. ăbĭtio (rare)3. discessus, ūs (frequent)4. discessio (rare in this sense)5. prŏfectio (on a journey or errand)6. exĭtus, ūs (rare in this sense)7. dīgressio, dīgressus8. Phr.II. Fig. • departure: I. Lit.: from a place: 1. ăbĭtus, ūs: Ter.: Cic. 2. ăbĭtio (rare): Ter. 3. discessus, ūs (frequent): your d. distressed me, d. tuus afflixit (me), Cic.: d. from the city, ab urbe d., id.: the d. of ambassadors (after audience), d. legatorum, Caes. 4. discessio (rare in this sense): v. division, separation. 5. prŏfectio (on a journey or errand): d. and return, p. et reversio, Cic.: Caes. 6. exĭtus, ūs (rare in this sense): Cic. 7. dīgressio, dīgressus: v. parting. 8. Phr.: to take one's d., proficisci (v. to set out), migrare, demigrare (see verb, I., 8): to hasten one's d., iter maturare, Caes.: to make preparations for d., iter comparare (parare), Nep. II. Fig.: from life: discessus, ŏbĭtus, etc.: v. death, decease: "the time of my d.," tempus resolutionis meae, II. Tim. iv. 6: to take one's d., migro, etc.: see subs. (II.)