quinzaine

noun

quin·​zaine

(ˈ)kaⁿ¦zān,

(ˈ)kan¦-

plural -s

: a period of 15 days

specifically : an ecclesiastical period comprising a feast day and the fortnight after or (as at Easter) the week before and the week after

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from quinze fifteen, from Latin quindecim

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