Fortnight Meaning Origin. Definition of fortnight noun in Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary. Related words - fortnight synonyms antonyms hypernyms and hyponyms.
A period of two weeks but used in a somewhat looser sense than specifying two weeks or 14 days. Definition of fortnight in the Fine Dictionary. Fortnight meaning 2 definitions.
Middle English fourtenight contraction of Old English fēowertēne niht.
Fortnight definition the space of fourteen nights and days. 2 days ago Fortnight definition. Meaning of Fortnight. It preserves the ancient Germanic custom of reckoning by nights mentioned by Tacitus in Germania.
