Michaelmas

English Alternative forms en Mihilmas obsolete Etymology From en enm Michelmasse, enm Myghelmesse; equivalent to en Michael mas. Pronunciation en /ˈmɪkəlməs/ GenAm,RP Proper noun es A Christian feast celebrated on the 29th of September in honour of the archangel Michael. en W[illiam] Ellis The Country Housewife's Family Companion: Or Profitable Directions for Whatever Relates to the Management and Good Œconomy of the Domestick Concerns of a Country Life, According to the Present Practice of the Country Gentleman's, the Yeoman's, the Farmer's, &c. Wives, in the Counties of Hertford, Bucks, and Other Parts of England: Shewing how Great Savings may be Made in Housekeeping: [...] With Variety of Curious Matters [...] The Whole Founded on Near Thirty Years Experience London Printed for James Hodges, at the Looking-glass, facing St. Magnus Church, London-Bridge; and B. Collins, bookseller, at Salisbury 1750 157 https://books.google.com/books?id=euRhAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA157 837728611 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 if they are too little, it can't be done; en UK Ireland law education en Michaelmas term. Synonyms en Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels Derived terms en Michaelmas blackbird en Michaelmas daisy (Aster amellus species) en Michaelmas term en Old Michaelmas Day Translations Christian feast Bulgarian: bg Арахангелов ден m Danish: da mikkelsdag c Estonian: et mihklipäev Faroese: fo mikkjalsmessa f Finnish: fi mikkelinpäivä French: fr Fête de la Saint-Michel f German: de Michaelis n, de Michaeli n, de Michaelstag m, de Michaelistag m Ingrian: izh Mikkeli Irish: ga Lá Fhéile Michíl m Lithuanian: lt Mykolìnės f-p Manx: gv Feaill' Vaayl f Middle English: enm Michelmasse Norman: nrf Saint Miché f Old English: ang Sanct Michaheles mæsse f Portuguese: pt Dia de São Miguel m Russian: ru Миха́йлов де́нь m Scottish Gaelic: gd Fèill Mìcheil f Spanish: es Día de San Miguel m Swedish: sv Mickelsmäss c See also en eponyms en Calendar Christianity Holidays