Ū'tas, n.

n. [Written also utis.] [Scot. utass, wotast, Norm. Fr. utes, utas, utus, utaves, ute, the eighth, ut, eight, O. Fr. oit, wit, huit, eight, from Lat. octo, eight, O. Fr. oitauve, pl. oitauves, the eighth, from Lat. octavus, the eighth.] 1. (O. Eng. Practice.) The octave; the eighth day after any term or feast; as, the utas of St. Michael; the utas of St. Hilary. Cowell. The marriage was celebrated at Canterbury, and in the utas of St. Hilary next ensuing she was crowned. Holinshed. 2. Hence, festivity; merriment.