n. A period of 14 days; two weeks. [Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English fēowertēne, fourteen; see kwetwer- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Old English niht, night; see nokwt- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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