/bluy"tee/ , n. , pl. blighties . Brit. Slang.
1. ( often cap. ) England as one's native land; England as home: We're sailing for old Blighty tomorrow.
2. a wound or furlough permitting a soldier to be sent back to England from the front.
3. military leave.
[ 1885-90; bilayati the country (i.e., Great Britain), var. of WILAYATI VILAYET ]