Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EX'IT, n. [L. the third person of exeo, to go out. Literally, he goes out or departs. Hence,]

1. The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part. This is also a term set in a play, to mark the time of an actor's quitting the stage.
2. Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or of life; death; decease. Swift.
3. A way of departure; passage out of a place. Woodward.
4. A going out; departure. Glanville.