Encenia \En*ce"ni*a\, n. pl. [LL. encaenia, fr. Gr. ? a feast of
dedication; ? in + ? new.]
A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the
consecration of a church; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford
and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or
benefactors.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Encenia \En*ce"ni*a\, n. pl. [LL. encaenia, fr. Gr. ? a feast of
dedication; ? in + ? new.]
A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the
consecration of a church; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford
and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or
benefactors.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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