feast of st peter's chains

Feast of St. Peter's Chains

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noun feast of st peter's chains a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed. 1
noun feast of st peter's chains a festival (Feast of St. Peter's Chains) observed by Roman Catholics on August 1, in memory of St. Peter's imprisonment and his miraculous deliverance. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English Lammesse, Old English hlāmmæsse, hlāfmæsse. See loaf1, Mass

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