Pronunciation : U"tas
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. huitieves, witieves, witaves, oitieves, pl. of huitieve, witieve, etc., eighth, L. octavus. See Octave, n.] [Written also utis.]
Definition : 1. (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: The eighth day after any term or feast; the octave; as, the utas of St. Michael. Cowell. The marriage was celebrated and Canterbury, and in the utas of St. Hilary next ensuing she was crowned. Holinshed.
2. Hence, festivity; merriment. [Obs.] Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913