Festival of St
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Michael and All Angels (see MICHAEL, above), one of the quarter-days when rents are due, and the day when magi- strates are elected.
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 “Festival of St” mean?
Michael and All Angels (see MICHAEL, above), one of the quarter-days when rents are due, and the day when magi- strates are elected.
Is “Festival of St” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.