"montem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: montems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} montem (plural montems)
  1. (UK, historical) A former custom of Eton schoolboys to go to a hill on the Bath road every third Whit Tuesday to demand 'salt-money' from passers-by, for the university expenses of the senior scholar or school captain. Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-montem-en-noun-3G1hvKpV Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 36 22 2 16 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 2 13 28 2

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