Lady Day


noun
  1. one of various days celebrated in honor of the Virgin Mary.

Origin of Lady Day

1
1250–1300; Middle English oure lady day

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How to use Lady Day in a sentence

  • But, nevertheless, Dr. Crofts gave it as his opinion that it would be inexpedient to move her into a fresh house at Lady-day.

    The Small House at Allington | Anthony Trollope
  • Don't you see that it is on next Lady-day you will be turned into the street.

  • And accordingly they were so applied until Lady Day of 1816.

  • At Lady-day last they had moved into the house at present used for the Hospital.

    Yarmouth Notes | Frederick Danby Palmer
  • Lady-day had come, and the notice, necessarily to be given at that period, was so given.

    The Last Chronicle of Barset | Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for Lady Day

Lady Day

noun
  1. March 25, the feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary; one of the four quarter days in England, Wales and Ireland: Also called: Annunciation Day

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