Year of Deputations
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A.D.630, the 8th of the Hegira. If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain.
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 “Year of Deputations” mean?
A.D.630, the 8th of the Hegira. If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain.
Is “Year of Deputations” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.