English English Dictionary

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

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

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

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

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