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Quarter Day

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

quarter days were the four dates in each year on which servants were hired, school terms started, and rents were due, falling on four religious festivals roughly three months apart and close to the two solstices and two equinoxes

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quarter days were the four dates in each year on which servants were hired, school terms started, and rents were due, falling on four religious festivals roughly three months apart and close to the two solstices and two equinoxes