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Definition of Allhallowtide
1. Noun. The season of All Saints' Day.
Definition of Allhallowtide
1. n. The time at or near All Saints, or November 1st.
Definition of Allhallowtide
1. Proper noun. The time at or near All Hallows'. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allhallowtide
Literary usage of Allhallowtide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of the Rev. John Ward, A. M.: Vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon, Extending by John Ward, Charles Severn (1839)
"... payable three times a-yeer, att Allhallowtide, Candlemas, and Easter.
Soul-shott, paid, before the dead body was ..."
2. Leabhar Na G-ceart, Or, The Book of Rights by John O'Donovan (1847)
"vos and twelve score hogs every Allhallowtide to himself, and these are levied for
... and twelve score beeves and twelve score hogs every Allhallowtide to ..."
3. Historical Sketches of Notable Persons and Events in the Reigns of James I by Thomas Carlyle, Alexander Carlyle (1898)
"Dr. Laud, with his rubrice, formulas, and Four Surplices at Allhallowtide, is
playing a heavier game than he wots of. For example it is now some half ..."
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