-ˈdāvə̇s(ə̇z)- noun
Usage: usually capitalized J&D&B
Etymology: after Jefferson Davis died 1889 president of the Confederate States of America
: the first Monday in June observed as a holiday in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, and Mississippi
-ˈdāvə̇s(ə̇z)- noun
Usage: usually capitalized J&D&B
Etymology: after Jefferson Davis died 1889 president of the Confederate States of America
: the first Monday in June observed as a holiday in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, and Mississippi
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012