- opetide
- /owptayd/ The ancient time of marriage, from Epiphany to Ash-Wednesday
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
Opetide — Ope tide , n. [Ope + tide.] Open time; applied to different things: (a) The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening. [Archaic] Nares. (b) The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized publicly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
opentide — Opetide Ope tide , n. [Ope + tide.] Open time; applied to different things: (a) The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening. [Archaic] Nares. (b) The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English