Michaelmas
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Michaelmas
- /ˈmɪkəlməs/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English Michelmasse, Myghelmesse; equivalent to Michael + -mas.
proper noun Michaelmases · Mihilmas
- 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
- Ellipsis of Michaelmas term
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name Christian feast
| Español | Día de San Miguel |
|---|---|
| Português | Dia de São Miguel |
| Français | Fête de la Saint-Michel |
| Deutsch | Michaelis, Michaeli, Michaelstag, Michaelistag |
| Русский | Миха́йлов де́нь Mixájlov dénʹ |
Talk about this word "Michaelmas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/michaelmas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Michaelmas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/michaelmas "Michaelmas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/michaelmas.Cite this
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title = {Michaelmas},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/michaelmas},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
