Lent /(lĕnt)/

Lent

imp. & p. p.
  1. imp. & p. p. of Lend.

Lent

n.
  1. A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior. (Eccl.)

Phrases & Compounds

Lent lily
the daffodil; -- so named from its blossoming in spring.

Lent

a.
  1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.]
  2. See Lento. (Mus.)