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montem

montem noun: a former custom of Eton schoolboys to go to a hill on the Bath road every third Whit Tuesday to demand 'salt-money' from passers-by, for the university expenses of the senior scholar or school captain.

Noun

montem (plural montems)

  1. (UK, historical) A former custom of Eton schoolboys to go to a hill on the Bath road every third Whit Tuesday to demand 'salt-money' from passers-by, for the university expenses of the senior scholar or school captain.
    • Mr. Surface—it seems, had come home the Night before late from Salt-Hill where He had been to see the Montem with a Friend, who has a Son at Eton—1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, V.ii

Forms of montem

pluralmontems

Questions about montem

What does montem mean?
Montem means a former custom of Eton schoolboys to go to a hill on the Bath road every third Whit Tuesday to demand 'salt-money' from passers-by, for the university expenses of the senior scholar or school captain.
What part of speech is montem?
Montem is a noun.
What is the plural of montem?
The plural of montem is montems.

Words near montem in the dictionary

  1. Montellas
  2. Montello
  3. Montelongo
  4. Montelongos
  5. montelukast
  6. montem
  7. Montemarano
  8. Montemaranos
  9. Montemayor
  10. Montemayors
  11. montems

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