Festschrifts

Variant of Festschrift

Festschrift definition

Fest·schrift (fest′s̸hrift′)

noun pl. Festschriften -·schrift′en (-s̸hrif′tən) or Festschrifts -·schrifts′

a collection of articles by the colleagues, former students, etc. of a noted scholar, published in his or her honor

Etymology: Ger < fest, festival, holiday + schrift, a writing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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