Definition of Allhallowtide

1. Noun. The season of All Saints' Day.

Generic synonyms: Season

Definition of Allhallowtide

1. n. The time at or near All Saints, or November 1st.

Definition of Allhallowtide

1. Proper noun. The time at or near All Hallows'. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allhallowtide

Allen keys
Allen screw
Allen screws
Allen wrench
Allen wrenches
Allentown
Allerton
Alley Oop
Allhallond
Allhallow
Allhallowmas
Allhallown
Allhallows
Allhallows Eve
Allhallowtide (current term)
Alliaceae
Alliaria
Alliaria officinalis
Allie
Allied Command Atlantic
Allied Command Europe
Allier
Allies
Alligator mississipiensis
Alligator sinensis
Alligatoridae
Allionia
Allionia incarnata
Allioniaceae

Literary usage of Allhallowtide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diary of the Rev. John Ward, A. M.: Vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon, Extending by John Ward, Charles Severn (1839)
"... payable three times a-yeer, att Allhallowtide, Candlemas, and Easter. Soul-shott, paid, before the dead body was ..."

2. Leabhar Na G-ceart, Or, The Book of Rights by John O'Donovan (1847)
"vos and twelve score hogs every Allhallowtide to himself, and these are levied for ... and twelve score beeves and twelve score hogs every Allhallowtide to ..."

3. Historical Sketches of Notable Persons and Events in the Reigns of James I by Thomas Carlyle, Alexander Carlyle (1898)
"Dr. Laud, with his rubrice, formulas, and Four Surplices at Allhallowtide, is playing a heavier game than he wots of. For example it is now some half ..."

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