MAY

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French mai, from Latin Maius, from Maia, Roman goddess Date: 12th century the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, the early vigorous blooming part of human life ; prime , the festivities of ~ Day, 4. not capitalized green or flowering branches used for ~ Day decorations, a plant that yields may: as, hawthorn , a spring-flowering spirea, II. biographical name Sir Thomas Erskine 1815-1886 1st Baron