Chare Thursday
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Another form of Shear or Shere Thursday, the same as Maundy Thursday
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Chare Thursday” mean?
Another form of Shear or Shere Thursday, the same as Maundy Thursday
Is “Chare Thursday” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.