Easter
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
A feast of the Christian church held in memory of our Saviour’s resurrection. The Greeks and Juatins eall it “nascha,” (passover,) to which Jewish feast our Easter answers. This feast has been annually celebrated since the time of the apostles, and is one of the most important festivals in the Christian calendar, being that which regulates and determines the times of all the other movable feasts, Ene, Lond.