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Definition of Michaelmastide
1. Noun. The season of Michaelmas.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Michaelmastide
Literary usage of Michaelmastide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horse: With a Treatise on Draught by William Youatt, Walker Watson (1866)
"... michaelmastide' the neighbouring magistrates were ordered to 'drive' all
forests and commons, and not only destroy such stallions, but all ' unlikely ..."
2. The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their ...by Algernon Graves by Algernon Graves (1905)
"7 michaelmastide. 1882. 53 Among the water lilies. 2, St. John's Wood Park. 1884.
696 A breezy day on the Stour, Christchurch. 1887. ..."
3. Agricultural Writers from Sir Walter of Henley to Arthur Young, 1200-1800 by Donald McDonald (1908)
"At michaelmastide the neighbouring magistrates were ordered to " drive '' the
forests and commons and destroy all not likely to produce a valuable breed. ..."
4. Handbook to the Controversy with Rome by Karl von Hase (1906)
"The michaelmastide protest on the part of the Pope begins with the words: ' Christ
Who humbleth and exalteth, chastiseth and healeth, has permitted the city ..."
5. The Private Life of the Old Northmen by Rudolph Keyser (1868)
"After the introduction of Christianity, they were changed to the autumn feast at
michaelmastide, the Christmas feast, and the Easter feast. ..."
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