Three Kings' Day
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Epiphany or Twelfth Day, designed to commemorate the visit of the uthree kings" or Wise Men of the East to the mfant Jesus. See MAGI.
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 “Three Kings' Day” mean?
Epiphany or Twelfth Day, designed to commemorate the visit of the uthree kings" or Wise Men of the East to the mfant Jesus. See MAGI.
Is “Three Kings' Day” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.