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Easter
Easter [fr. Ostern, Ger., supposed to be derived from the name of the Teutonic goddess Ostera (oster, to rise), celebrated by the ancient Saxons early in the spring], a movable feast of the church, held in...
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Easter
An annual church festival commemorating Christs resurrection and occurring on Sunday the second day after Good Friday It corresponds to the pascha or passover of the Jews and most nations still give it this name under...
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Easter offerings, or Easter dues
Easter offerings, or Easter dues, small sums of money paid to the parochial clergy by the parishio-ners of Easter as a compensation for personal tithes, or the tithe for personal labour; recoverable under 7 & 8...
Easter sittings
Easter sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court of Justice commence on the Tuesday after Easter week, and terminate on the Friday before Whitsunday (R.S.C. 1883, Ord. LXIII., r. 1), as amended, 1935. A...
Easter vacation
Easter vacation in the Supreme Court commences on Good Friday and terminates on Easter Tuesday [(English) R.S.C. 1883, Ord. LXIII., r. 4]. See VACATION.
Easter term
Easter term, formerly called a movable term, but afterwards fixed, beginning on the 15th of April and ending on the 8th of May in every year. See 11 Geo. 4 & 1 Wm. 4, c. 70,...
Easter lily
Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter
Black Monday
Easter Monday so called from the severity of that day in 1360 which was so unusual that many of Edward IIIs soldiers then before Paris died from the cold
Bank holidays
Bank holidays. Easter Monday, Whit Monday, the first Monday in August, and the 26th December if a weekday, or if it is a Sunday the 27th, or any day appointed by Order in Council in place...
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