Michaelmas

[ mik-uhl-muhs ]

/ ˈmɪk əl məs /

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noun Chiefly British.

a festival celebrated on September 29 in honor of the archangel Michael.

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Also called Michaelmas Day .

Origin of Michaelmas

before 1150; Middle English Mighelmes;Old English (Sanct) Michaeles masse (St.) Michael's mass

Words nearby Michaelmas

Mich., Michael, Michaelis constant, Michaelis-Gutmann body, Michaelis-Menten hypothesis, Michaelmas, Michaelmas daisy, Michaelmas term, Michael VIII, Michael VIII Palaeologus, Michal

How to use Michaelmas in a sentence

Some considerable time after Michaelmas, Bruce confirmed by letter the anticipations of the Cardinals.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
But the levy could not be collected till Michaelmas, and meantime the King appealed for an advance.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Of these Reports he published altogether four volumes, with learned notes; they extend from Michaelmas 1807 to Hilary 1816.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
What security have we between this time and Michaelmas for the intentions of an attorney and the conduct of a madman.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon

Then came the holy season of Michaelmas, and the King caused the feast to be well kept and a solemn Mass was said.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson

British Dictionary definitions for Michaelmas

Michaelmas

/ (ˈmɪkəlməs) /

noun

Sept 29, the feast of St Michael the archangel; in England, Ireland, and Wales, one of the four quarter days

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