Quadragesima
noun
Quad·ra·ges·i·ma
ˌkwädrəˈjesəmə,
-jāzəmə sometimes ˌkwȯd-
plural -s
1
or Quadragesima Sunday : the first Sunday in Lent
2
: the 40 days of Lent
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, Lent, first Sunday in Lent, from Latin, feminine of quadragesimus fortieth, from quadraginta forty, from quadra- (akin to Latin quattuor four) + -ginta (akin to Latin -ginti in viginti twenty)