I. eas·ter ˈēstə(r) noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized, often attributive
Etymology: Middle English ester, estre, from Old English ēaster, ēastre; akin to Old High German ōstarun (plural) Easter; both from the prehistoric West Germanic name of a pagan spring festival, derived from the root of English east (I)
1. : an annual church celebration that commemorates Christ's resurrection and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the paschal full moon on or next after March 21
2. : the Easter season : eastertide
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II. east·er noun
( -s )
Etymology: east (II) + -er
: a strong east wind