calends
or kal·ends
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
Origin of calends
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How to use calends in a sentence
About the twelfth century the Feast of the Kalends was conducted by actors having hideous beards over their faces.
Curiosities of Christian History | Croake JamesHe has been a member of this household for forty years, and punctually on the Kalends of March in every year his cough turns up.
He had an unconscious desire that it might be postponed to some Greek kalends, and yet he did not wish to injure Lily.
The Small House at Allington | Anthony TrollopeHe also mentions the lunar cycle, and uses the dominical letter with the kalends of several years.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 | Mary Frances CusackSpecial sacrifices were offered on the kalends, nones, and ides of every month, and on the occasion of important family events.
British Dictionary definitions for calends
kalends
/ (ˈkælɪndz) /
the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar
Origin of calends
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