English Explanatory Dictionary

firstfruit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An offering of the first of the harvest; firstfruits.
  2. The first growth, allegory for the first people to receive the message.
  3. Ceremony in Southern Africa, notably among the Zulu and Swazi peoples, in which the paramount chief is the first to eat from the new harvest.

Word forms

firstfruit firstfruits first fruit first-fruit

Etymology

From Middle English firste fruyt, equivalent to first + fruit.

Related words

forefruit
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