FORTY

noun (plural forties) Etymology: Middle English fourty, adjective, from Old English fēowertig, from fēowertig group of 40, from fēower four + -tig group of 10; akin to Old English tīen ten Date: before 12th century see: number the numbers 40 to 49, the third point scored by a side in a game of tennis, fortieth adjective or noun ~ adjective ~ pronoun, plural in construction ~ish adjective