Martinmas

[ mahr-tn-muh s ]

/ ˈmɑr tn məs /

a church festival, November 11, in honor of St. Martin.

Origin of Martinmas

1250–1300; Middle English Martinmasse. See Saint (Saint) Martin, Mass

He threatens to knock pew-Bibles and hymn-books oot o' me, if I again daur to 'rap' him atween this and Martinmas.

Scotch Wit and Humor |W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
Even to the present day the housewives reckon chronology by Martinmas.

The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories |Arnold Bennett
Mark me, this falcon will strike his quarry quick; if not, I vow I will not fly another this side Martinmas.

The Last of the Vikings |John Bowling
They've never had me, though; and I shall be sixty-one next Martinmas, so there's not much time left for them to try me, I reckon.

Ruth |Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

He was free from land-gafol, but paid hearth-penny and church-scot at Martinmas.

The English Village Community |Frederic Seebohm

Martinmas

/ (ˈmɑːtɪnməs) /

the feast of St Martin on Nov 11; one of the four quarter days in Scotland