A certificate stating that a university student is too ill to attend an examination.
'For aegrotat consideration, you must see a registered medical doctor and the Health Centre on the day of the examination.'
'I was awarded aegrotats for the work I had done.'
((n.) A medical certificate that a student is ill.)
noun, British.
1.
an unclassified degree granted a university student who has fulfilled all requirements for graduation but was prevented by illness from attending the final examinations.