'Michaelmas' definitions:
Definition of 'Michaelmas'
(from WordNet)
noun
Honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: Michaelmas, Michaelmas Day, September 29]
Definition of 'Michaelmas'
From: GCIDE
- Michaelmas \Mich"ael*mas\, n. [Michael + mass religious service; OE. Mighelmesse.] The feast of the archangel Michael, a church festival, celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially, autumn. [1913 Webster]
- Michaelmas daisy. (Bot.) See under Daisy. [1913 Webster]