Utas

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Reduced form of plural utaves. Compare octave.

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