utas

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noun

The octave, or seventh day after a festival (i.e., the eighth day counting inclusively, in the ancient Roman way).

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utas1

nounutas (uncountable)

alternative utis

  1. historicaluncountableChristianityThe octave, or seventh day after a festival (i.e., the eighth day counting inclusively, in the ancient Roman way).

    NOw leue we of Lucius the emperour and speke we of kynge Arthur / that commaunded alle them of his retenue to be redy atte vtas of hyllary for to holde a parlement at yorke / And at that parlement was concluded to areste alle the nauye of the lond and to be redy within xv dayes at sandwyche

    1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “iij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book V

utas2

noun
  1. pluralplural of uta

Origin

Reduced form of plural utaves. Compare octave.

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