[hol.i.day] n [ME, fr. OE haligdaeg, fr. halig holy + daeg day] (bef. 12c) 1: holy day
2: a day on which one is exempt from work; specif: a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event 3 chiefly Brit: a period of relaxation: vacation--often used in the phrase on holiday--often used in pl.
[2]holiday vi (1869): to take or spend a holiday esp. in travel or at a resort -- hol.i.day.er n