aeger adjective 2noun 3forms 1 adjective2 •(old-fashioned) Absent and excused from one’s classes due to illness •(old-fashioned) Relating to such an excused absence noun3 •(old-fashioned) An excused absence from classes due to illness •(old-fashioned) A note excusing a student from classes due to illnessDick laughed. 'I'll get the receipt from him. I often want a good thing for an "aeger."' — 1870 •(old-fashioned) A particularly high tidal wave on some rivers, esp. the Trent formsaegers
