Quarter-day

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun phrase 1.2 Usage notes 1.3 Alternate forms

English

Noun phrase

quarter-day

1. each of the four days customarily regarded as starting a new quarter year, on which rents etc are often due

   • 1908: It is late in March, so quarter-day is at hand. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge’ (Norton 2005, p. 1239)

Usage notes

• in England: Lady Day (25 March), Midsummer Day (24 June), Michaelmas (29 September), Christmas Day (25 December).
• in Scotland: Candlemas (2 February), Whitsun (15 May), Lammas (1 August), Martinmas (11 November).

Alternate forms

• quarter day