HOL'YDAY, noun A day set apart for commemorating some important event in history; a festival intended to celebrate some event deemed auspicious to the welfare of a nation; particularly an anniversary festival, devoted to religious solemnities; as christmas holydays. 1. A day of joy and gayety. 2. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement. HOL'YDAY, adjective Pertaining to a festival; as a holyday suit of clothes.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI