Hallowmas
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- halimasse (obsolete)
- Hallowmass
Etymology edit
Short for All-hallows' mass (“All-saints' mass”), ultimately continuing Old English ealra hālgena mæsse (literally “All Saints' mass”), equivalent to hallow (“saint”) + -mas.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hallowmas
- (archaic) All Saints Day, November 1
- c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, act 2, scene 1:
- Pompey: And, I beseech you look into Master Froth here, / sir; a man of fourscore pound a year, whose father died / at Hallowmas. Was't not at Hallowmas, Master Froth?