Shrovetide Definition

shrōvtīd
noun

The time, esp. the Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday: cf. Mardi Gras), just before Ash Wednesday.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Shrovetide

Noun

Singular:
Shrovetide
Plural:
shrovetides

Origin of Shrovetide

  • Middle English schroftide schrof- shriving (from schriven to shrive shrive) tid time tide1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Shrovetide Sentence Examples

  • In itself a product of the medieval conception of the fool who figured so largely in the Shrovetide and other pageants, it differs entirely from the general allegorical satires of the preceding centuries.

  • Shrovetide games were taking place on the market square.

  • According to these records, Shrovetide games were taking place on the market square.

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