"Whit" meaning in All languages combined

See Whit on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Whit [canonical]
Etymology: Shortening of the surname of Dick Whittington, London mayor who funded the rebuilding of the prison. Head templates: {{en-prop|head=the Whit}} the Whit
  1. (originally thieves' cant, now archaic or historical) Newgate Prison in London, England (particularly as it was in the 15- and 1600s). Tags: archaic, historical
    Sense id: en-Whit-en-name-J40a1zS~ Categories (other): English Thieves' Cant
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: Whits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Whit (plural Whits)
  1. The season of Whitsuntide. Categories (topical): Calendar Derived forms: Whit Monday, Whit Saturday, Whit Sunday, Whitsun, Whitsunday
    Sense id: en-Whit-en-noun-kpCq7ygn Disambiguation of Calendar: 3 97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [Yola]

IPA: /wɪt/
Etymology: From Middle English White. Etymology templates: {{inh|yol|enm|White}} Middle English White Head templates: {{head|yol|proper noun}} Whit
  1. a surname, equivalent to English White Synonyms: Whitthe
    Sense id: en-Whit-yol-name-ao5jUXhR Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Yola entries with incorrect language header, Yola surnames

Inflected forms

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            "Fundamental"
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        }
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          "word": "Whit Monday"
        },
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          "word": "Whit Saturday"
        },
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        },
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          "ref": "1951, Georgette Heyer, The Quiet Gentleman:",
          "text": "A Bow Street Runner says \"I knew a cove as talked the way you do – leastways, in the way of business I knew him! In fact, you remind me of him very strong […] He was on the dub-lay, and very clever with his fambles. He ended up in the Whit, o’ course.\"",
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          "text": "One of the strong drinks brewed in the Whit, a place as noted for the variety of its potions as the irony of its expressions, was called 'South Sea'. The gin brewed in Newgate was […]",
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