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montems

montems is the plural of montem.

Meaning of montem

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

Questions about montems

What is montems the plural of?
Montems is the plural of montem.

Words near montems in the dictionary

  1. montem
  2. Montemarano
  3. Montemaranos
  4. Montemayor
  5. Montemayors
  6. montems
  7. Montemurro
  8. Montemurros
  9. Montenegran
  10. Montenegrans
  11. Montenegrian

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