[fur.lough] n [D verlof, lit., permission, fr. MD, fr. ver- for- + lof permission; akin to MHG loube permission--more at for-, leave] (1625): a leave of absence from duty granted esp. to a soldier; also: a document authorizing such a leave of absence
[2]furlough vt (1781) 1: to grant a furlough to
2: to lay off from work