BAT MITZVAH

I. noun also bas mitzvah Usage: often capitalized B&M Etymology: Hebrew bath mişwāh, literally, daughter of the (divine) law Date: 1938 a Jewish girl who at 12 or more years of age assumes religious responsibilities, the initiatory ceremony recognizing a girl as a ~, II. transitive verb also bas mitzvah (~ed; also bas mitzvahed; ~ing; also bas mitzvahing) Date: 1976 to administer the ceremony of ~ to