Whitsun
[
hwit
-s
uh
n,
wit
-]
/ˈʰwɪt sən, ˈwɪt-/
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Whitsunday or Whitsuntide.
noun
2.
Whitsunday or Whitsuntide.
Origin
1250-1300;
Middle English
Whitsone
(
n
), shortening of
whitsonenday
(by analysis as
whitsonen-day
); see
Whitsunday
British Dictionary definitions for
Whitsun
Whitsun
/
ˈwɪts
ə
n
/
noun
1.
short for
Whitsuntide
adjective
2.
of or relating to Whit Sunday or Whitsuntide
Word Origin and History for
Whitsun
late 13c., contraction of
Whitsunday
.