Quadragesima

[ kwod-ruh-jes-uh-muh ]

noun

1. the first Sunday in Lent.

Quadragesima

/ ˌkwɒdrəˈdʒɛsɪmə /

noun

1. Also calledQuadragesima Sunday the first Sunday in Lent
2. obsolete.
   the forty days of Lent

Word History and Origins

Origin of Quadragesima¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin quadrāgēsima, short for Latin quadrāgēsima diēs fortieth day

Word History and Origins

Origin of Quadragesima¹

C16: from Medieval Latin quadrāgēsima dies the fortieth day

Example Sentences

The diet is to be the same as in Quadragesima; clerks not observing these rogations are to be punished by the bishop.

From Project Gutenberg

This status continued through Lent, and hence the incepting bachelor was described as stans in quadragesima.

From Project Gutenberg

Vespa'sian was by no means of an illustrious family, his father being only a collector of the tax called quadragesima.

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