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Michaelmas

Today it means: A Christian feast celebrated on the 29th of September in honour of the archangel Michael. Full definition →

Middle English Michelmasse

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Middle English · inherited fromMichelmasse
English todayMichaelmas

From Middle English Michelmasse, Myghelmesse; equivalent to Michael + -mas.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.