Quinquagesima
[ kwing-kwuh-jes-uh-muh, kwin- ]
/ ˌkwɪŋ kwəˈdʒɛs ə mə, ˌkwɪn- /
noun
the Sunday before Lent; Shrove Sunday.
Origin of Quinquagesima
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin, short for Latin
quīnquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day
OTHER WORDS FROM Quinquagesima
Quin·qua·ges·i·mal, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for quinquagesima
Quinquagesima Sunday, the Sunday before the beginning of Lent.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James WoodA calf bought for the convent for Quinquagesima Sunday (Shrovetide), 9d.
English Monastic Life |Abbot GasquetQuinquagesima, kwin-kwa-jes′i-ma, n. a period of fifty days.
British Dictionary definitions for quinquagesima
Quinquagesima
/ (ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒɛsɪmə) /
noun
the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
Also called: Quinquagesima Sunday
Word Origin for Quinquagesima
C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin
quinquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day