Abitur
noun
Abi·tur ˌä-bi-ˈtu̇r 
: an examination that students in Germany are required to pass in order to be eligible to attend a university
Women take a different route to underemployment. Their problem is not education: they make up a majority of those who pass the Abitur as well as of university students. 
The Economist, 11 Mar. 2010
The Economist, 11 Mar. 2010
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German, borrowed from Latin abitūrus "about to depart, one who is going to depart," future participle of abīre "to go off, depart, pass on"
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above