Martinmas (Noun)
Meaning
The feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The payment of the rent was due on Martinmas, a traditional quarter day in Scotland.
- Martinmas was a significant date in the rural calendar, marking the end of the harvest season.
- The village fair was always held on Martinmas, a celebration of the feast of Saint Martin.
- As a quarter day, Martinmas was an important date for settling accounts and paying debts.
- The tradition of eating a goose on Martinmas was still observed in some parts of Scotland.