FORTNIGHT


Meaning of FORTNIGHT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfȯrt-ˌnīt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, from Old English fēowertȳne niht fourteen nights

Date: before 12th century

: a period of 14 days : two weeks

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