Utas \U"tas\, n. [OF. huitieves, witieves, witaves, oitieves,
pl. of huitieve, witieve, etc., eighth, L. octavus. See
Octave, n.]
[Written also utis.]
1. (O. Eng. Law) 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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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