calends
[
kal
-
uh
ndz]
/ˈkæl əndz/
noun
, (
usually used with a plural verb
)
1.
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
Also,
kalends
.
Origin
1325-75;
Middle English
kalendes,
alteration (with native plural suffix) of
Latin
kalendae,
perhaps equivalent to
cal-
(base of
calāre
to proclaim) +
-end-
formative suffix (perhaps for
*-and-
) +
-ae
plural ending
British Dictionary definitions for
calends
calends
/
ˈkælɪndz
/
plural noun
1.
the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar
Word Origin
C14: from Latin
kalendae;
related to Latin
calāre
to proclaim