Martinmas

[mahr-tn-muh s]

noun

a church festival, November 11, in honor of St. Martin.

Origin of Martinmas

1250–1300; Middle English Martinmasse. See Saint (Saint) Martin, Mass

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Historical Examples of martinmas

Old Kate, as I found next day, was dead since Martinmas, and her house was empty.
John Splendid
Neil Munro
I can find no record of the principal, the Martinmas or Autumn, fishing of 1868.
Edward FitzGerald and "Posh"
James Blyth
Some of the Martinmas customs had less resemblance to St. Nicholas customs.
St. Nicholas
George H. McKnight
The time, says Barbour, was 'after Martinmas, when snow covered all the land.'
King Robert the Bruce
A. F. Murison
The festival of Martinmas was instituted in honor of him, in the year 560.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology
Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for martinmas

Martinmas

noun

the feast of St Martin on Nov 11; one of the four quarter days in Scotland

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