Quinquagesima

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quinquagesima \Quin`qua*ges"i*ma\, a. [L., fr. quinquagesimus
     the fiftieth, akin to quinquaginta fifty, quinque five. See
     {Five}.]
     Fiftieth.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Quinquagesima Sunday}, the Sunday which is the fiftieth day
        before Easter, both days being included in the reckoning;
        -- called also {Shrove Sunday}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Quinquagesima
       n : the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
           [syn: {Quinquagesima Sunday}]