jubilee year

noun

1. jubilee ( def 5a ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of jubilee year¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

There can be no question that 'James Hepburn' is the most notable Scottish story that will be issued in the jubilee year.

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The jubilee year will therefore be observed during the coming age.

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The jubilee year of our sovereign's reign is the jubilee year of this society.

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The Mosaic law, through the institution of the jubilee year, protests still more decidedly.

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The prettiest entertainment of the jubilee year was, however, the Queen's garden-party.

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