WHITSUNDAY


Meaning of WHITSUNDAY in English

ˈhwit|səndē, -di, -tsənˌdā noun

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Middle English whitesunnedei, witsonday, from Old English hwīta sunnandæg, literally, white Sunday, from hwīt white + sunnandæg Sunday; probably from the custom of wearing white robes by the newly-baptized, who were numerous at this season

1. : pentecost 2

2. : the 15th day of May that is under Scots law the usual day for the removal of tenants of both burgh and rural tenements

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