Michaelmas en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɪkəlməs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English Michelmasse, Myghelmesse; equivalent to Michael + -mas.
Meanings
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A Christian feast celebrated on the 29th of September in honour of the archangel Michael.
To make Capons […] [S]ome for this Purpoſe make it their Buſineſs after Harveſt-time to go to Markets for buying up Chickens, and between Michaelmas and All-hollantide caponize the Cocks, when they have got large enough to have Stones [i.e., testes] of ſuch a Bigneſs that they may be pulled out; for if they are too little, it can't be done; […]
1750, W[illiam] Ellis, The Country Housewife's Family Companion: Or Profitable Directions for Whatever Relates to the Management and Good Œconomy of the Domestick Concerns of a Country Life, According to the Present Practice of the Country Gentleman's, the Yeoman's, the Farmer's, &c. Wives, in the Counties of Hertford, Bucks, and Other Parts of England: Shewing how Great Savings may be Made in Housekeeping: … With Variety of Curious Matters … The Whole Founded on Near Thirty Years Experience, London: Printed for James Hodges, at the Looking-glass, facing St. Magnus Church, London-Bridge; and B. Collins, bookseller, at Salisbury, →OCLC, page 157:
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(Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Michaelmas term.
alt of Michaelmas term
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaelmases | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Mihilmas | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Michaelmas daisy · Michaelmas term · Michaelmas blackbird · Old Michaelmas Day
Synonyms
Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels
Translations (22)
fr Fête de la Saint-Michel (Christian feast) · pt Dia de São Miguel (Christian feast) · nrf Saint Miché (Christian feast) · fo mikkjalsmessa (Christian feast) · de Michaelis (Christian feast) · fi mikkelinpäivä (Christian feast) · gd Fèill Mìcheil (Christian feast) · es Día de San Miguel (Christian feast) · de Michaelstag (Christian feast) · ru Миха́йлов де́нь (Christian feast) · lt Mykoli̇̀nės (Christian feast) · bg Арахангелов ден (Christian feast) · izh Mikkeli (Christian feast) · gv Feaill' Vaayl (Christian feast) · enm Michelmasse (Christian feast) · ga Lá Fhéile Michíl (Christian feast) · et mihklipäev (Christian feast) · de Michaeli (Christian feast) · da mikkelsdag (Christian feast) · ang Sanct Michaheles mæsse (Christian feast) · sv Mickelsmäss (Christian feast) · de Michaelistag (Christian feast)