: a feast that commemorates Christ's resurrection and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the paschal full moon
Word History
Etymology
Middle English estre, from Old English ēastre; akin to Old High German ōstarun (plural) Easter, Old English ēast east
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of Easter was before the 12th century