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Maundy thursday

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.

    "Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime"

Noun
  1. 1
    the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English Maunde Þursday (“Holy Thursday”), equivalent to maundy + Thursday. Middle English maundy derives from Old French mandé, from Latin mandātum, in reference to the phrase mandātum novum dō vōbīs (“a new commandment I give unto you”).

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