The London Season
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The part of the year when the Court and fashionable society generally is in town — May, June, and July.
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 “The London Season” mean?
The part of the year when the Court and fashionable society generally is in town — May, June, and July.
Is “The London Season” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.