encaenia

One entry found for encaenia.

Main Entry: en·cae·nia
Pronunciation: en-'sE-ny&
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, dedication festival, from Greek enkainia, from en + kainos new -- more at RECENT
: an annual university ceremony (as at Oxford) of commemoration with recital of poems and essays and conferring of degrees