firstfruit
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firstfruit
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From Middle English firste fruyt, equivalent to first + fruit.
noun firstfruits · first fruit · first-fruit
- An offering of the first of the harvest; firstfruits.
- The first growth, allegory for the first people to receive the message. For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
- Ceremony in Southern Africa, notably among the Zulu and Swazi peoples, in which the paramount chief is the first to eat from the new harvest.
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Talk about this word "firstfruit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/firstfruit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. firstfruit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/firstfruit "firstfruit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/firstfruit.Cite this
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title = {firstfruit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
