n.
Pronunciation: ' hä-l ə - ˌ d ā , Brit usu ' hä-l ə -d ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English h ā ligdæg, from h ā lig holy + dæg day
Date: before 12th century
1 : HOLY DAY
2 : a day on which one is exempt from work specifically : a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event
3 chiefly British : VACATION ― often used in the phrase on holiday ― often used in plural
4 : a period of exemption or relief <corporations enjoying a tax holiday >