by-your-leave
by–your–leave
noun \ˌbī-yər-ˈlēv\Definition of BY-YOUR-LEAVE
: a request for permission <imposed … without so much as a by–your–leave — J. L. Granatstein>
First Known Use of BY-YOUR-LEAVE
1894
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