Quinquagesima
[ kwing-kwuh-jes-uh-muh, kwin- ]
noun
the Sunday before Lent; Shrove Sunday.
Origin of Quinquagesima
11350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin, short for Latin quīnquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day
Other words from Quinquagesima
- Quin·qua·ges·i·mal, adjective
Words Nearby Quinquagesima
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How to use Quinquagesima in a sentence
A calf bought for the convent for Quinquagesima Sunday (Shrovetide), 9d.
English Monastic Life | Abbot GasquetQuinquagesima Sunday, the Sunday before the beginning of Lent.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia | Edited by Rev. James WoodQuinquagesima, kwin-kwa-jes′i-ma, n. a period of fifty days.
British Dictionary definitions for Quinquagesima
Quinquagesima
/ (ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒɛsɪmə) /
noun
the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent: Also called: Quinquagesima Sunday
Origin of Quinquagesima
1C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin quinquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day
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