Word Study
whitsun
CIDE DICTIONARY
whitsun, a.
Of, pertaining to, or observed at, Whitsuntide; as, Whitsun week; Whitsun Tuesday; Whitsun pastorals. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
whitsun, n. & adj.
--n. = WHITSUNTIDE.
--adj. = WHIT.
--n. = WHITSUNTIDE.
--adj. = WHIT.
Etymology
ME, f. Whitsun Day = Whit Sunday
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