Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—Q

Quadragesimals

The farthings or payments made in commutation of a personal visit to the mother-church on Mid-Lent Sunday; also called Whitsun farthings.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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Quadragesima Sunday
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