Quadragesima
Pronunciation : Quad`ra*ges"i*ma
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. quadragesimus the fortieth, fr. quadraginta forty; akin to quattuor four. See Four.] (Eccl.)
Definition : Defn: The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent. Quadragesima Sunday, the first Sunday in Lent, about forty days before Easter.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913