Utas

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The octave, or seventh day after a festival (i.e., the eighth day counting inclusively, in the ancient Roman way). historical, uncountable

    "NOw leue we of Lucius the emperour and speke we of kynge Arthur / that commaunded alle them of his retenue to be redy atte vtas of hyllary for to holde a parlement at yorke / And at that parlement was concluded to areste alle the nauye of the lond and to be redy within xv dayes at sandwyche"

  2. 2
    plural of uta form-of, plural

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eightoctaveoctet

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"NOw leue we of Lucius the emperour and speke we of kynge Arthur / that commaunded alle them of his retenue to be redy atte vtas of hyllary for to holde a parlement at yorke / And at that parlement was concluded to areste alle the nauye of the lond and to be redy within xv dayes at sandwyche"

Etymology

Reduced form of plural utaves. Compare octave.

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