English dictionary

Michaelmas

/'m/I/k/@/lm/@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

noun.time

Synonyms michaelmas day september 29

Source: WordNet 3.0
The feast of the archangel Michael, a church festival, celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially, autumn.

noun

Source: webster1913