Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hilary-tide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: hi-lary-tide
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The season around the feast day of Saint Hilary (January 13th); the season following Christmastide.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"In 1273 we find a more important illustration of the growth of the custom: at Hilary-tide a great convocation of tho whole realm was held to take the oath of fealty to Edward I, and to maintain the peace of the realm"
"Its duration was fixed for a year from the ensuing Christmas or Hilary-tide"
"Parliament had been meeting regularly, generally around Hilary-tide, and had been countering Henry's petulant demands for money, money, and more money with specific counterdemands."

Etymology

Hilary + -tide.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hilary

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does hilary-tide mean?: The season around the feast day of Saint Hilary (January 13th); the season following Christmastide.
Where does hilary-tide come from?: Hilary + -tide.

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