Quinquagesima

[ kwing-kwuh-jes-uh-muh, kwin- ]

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noun

Quinquagesima

/ ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒɛsɪmə /

the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent Also calledQuinquagesima Sunday

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin, short for Latin quīnquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day

C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin quinquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day

A calf bought for the convent for Quinquagesima Sunday (Shrovetide), 9d.

Quinquagesima Sunday, the Sunday before the beginning of Lent.

Quinquagesima, kwin-kwa-jes′i-ma, n. a period of fifty days.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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