QUADRAGESIMAL

Etymology

Adjective

quadragesimal (not comparable)

That lasts forty days

Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten

Source: Wiktionary


Quad`ra*ges"i*mal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. quadragésimal.]

Definition: Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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