Definitions for calendsˈkæl əndz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cal•endsˈkæl əndz(n.)
or kal•ends
(often cap.) (usu. with a pl. v.) the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar.
Category: Antiquities
Origin of calends:
1325–75; ME kalendes < L kalendae (pl.), perh. akin to calāre to proclaim
Wiktionary
calends(Noun)
the first day of the Roman month.
Origin: From kalendes, from kalendae, calendae, from calo
Webster Dictionary
Calends(u)
the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Calends
the first day of the Roman month, so called as the day on which the feast days and unlucky days of the month were announced.
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