noun
Origin: ME whitsondei < OE Hwita Sunnandæg, lit., white Sunday: prob. from the white garments of candidates for baptism
See Whitsunday in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin:
Origin: Middle English whitsonday
Origin: , from Old English hwīta sunnandǽg, White Sunday (from the white ceremonial robes worn on this day)
Origin: : hwīt, white; see White
Origin: + sunnandǽg, Sunday; see Sunday
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