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

It is also called “St. Luke’s Summer,” and Martinmas, and Martilmasse, because the feast of St. Martin is kept on November 11th.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

This custom is still kept up, and there is always hard riding to reach the stone before the sun rises on Martinmas Day?

From Notes and Queries, Number 237, May 13, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

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

Do you think I could live with you eighteen years, come next Martinmas, and not know when you're in trouble?

From Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant by Fullerton, Hugh S.

Martinmas wind, when wilt thou blaw And shake the green leaves off the tree?

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various