calends
or kal·ends
[ kal-uh ndz ]
/ ˈkæl əndz /
noun (usually used with a plural verb)
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
1325–75; Middle English
kalendes, alteration (with native plural suffix) of Latin
kalendae, perhaps equivalent to
cal- (base of
calāre to proclaim) +
-end- formative suffix (perhaps for
*-and-) +
-ae plural ending
Words nearby calends
calendar month,
calendar watch,
calendar year,
calendarize,
calender,
calends,
calendula,
calenture,
calesa,
calescent,
calexico
Example sentences from the Web for calends
British Dictionary definitions for calends
calends
kalends
/ (ˈkælɪndz) /
pl n
the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar
Word Origin for calends
C14: from Latin
kalendae; related to Latin
calāre to proclaim