twelvemonth

American  

[twelv-muhnth] / ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a year.

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twelvemonth British  

/ ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect word for year

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Other Word Forms

• twelvemonthly adverb

Etymology

Origin of twelvemonth

before 1050; Middle English twelfmoneth. See twelve, month

Example Sentences

The other three gain and lose little more than a twelvemonth on him.

From The Guardian

His grave and coffin were made under his directions more than a twelvemonth before his death; the inscription on the tablet on his coffin, and the lines placed upon his gravestone, were his own composition.

From Project Gutenberg

He did not even take offence when they threatened him with death within the twelvemonth if he did not reform the Church.

From Project Gutenberg

In violent suspicion, refusal to abjure worked the same result in a twelvemonth.

From Project Gutenberg

It was too well known what was to be the lot of the happy finders before that day twelvemonth for him to say anything upon that part of the subject.

From Project Gutenberg