Martinmas

American  

[mahr-tn-muhs] / ˈmɑr tn məs /

noun

1. a church festival, November 11, in honor of St. Martin.

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Martinmas British  

/ ˈmɑːtɪnməs /

noun

1. the feast of St Martin on Nov 11; one of the four quarter days in Scotland

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Etymology

Origin of Martinmas

1250–1300; Middle English Martinmasse. See Saint (Saint) Martin, Mass ( def. )

Example Sentences

The funeral over, the family removed to Mossgiel, in the parish of Mauchline, where, at Martinmas, Robert and Gilbert had rented another farm.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley

"Nay, but," said Snare, "your wife, Will,—she likes me not; nay, she forbade my coming hither last Martinmas."

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry

At the Martinmas term Mary accordingly took up her abode again with her parents at Blackenburn.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various

As their yearly servitude happened to terminate alike at Martinmas, Mrs. Edwards kindly proposed their continuance on the farm whilst Ales completed some needful preparations, and Evan made his important journey to Cardiff.

From The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty by Banks, Mrs. G. Linnaeus

In his spacious dwelling near the ship-quay of Middelfert, the fraternity of porpoise-hunters had a place of deposit for their large captures between Martinmas and Candlemas.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin