Michaelmas day

[mik-uhl-muhs]

noun Chiefly British.

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

Also called Michaelmas Day.

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

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michaelmas day
noun
honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: Michaelmas]

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