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midlenting, vbl. n.|mɪdˈlɛntɪŋ| [f. mid-lent + -ing1.] The custom of visiting parents and giving them presents on mid-lent Sunday.
1720C. Wheatly Bk. Com. Prayer (ed. 3) 225 The Appointment of these Scriptures upon this Day [Midlent-Sunday], might probably give the first Rise to a Custom still retain'd in many Parts of England, and well known by the name of Midlenting or Mothering. |