Lentn. (cap.) i.e.period from Ash Wednesday toEaster Eve of which the 40 weekdays are devoted tofasting and penitence,during which butchers wereforbidden to kill animals excepting by special licence to supply those with special needs大斋节（除特许者外禁止屠宰动物）。
△2H.VI.4.3.5:“Therefore thus will I reward thee: the Lent shall be as long again as it is;and thou shalt have a licence to kill for a hundred lacking one. ”所以我要这样奖赏你：今后大斋节要比现在的长上一倍；并且特许你每周宰杀九十九头牲口。 Lent大斋期耶稣复活节前基督教徒虔诚斋戒的节期。自圣灰星期三(复活节前6个半星期)开始，规定要在40天内（星期日除外）进行斋戒，模拟当年耶稣在旷野的40天禁食。东方教会的大斋期从复活节前8个星期开始，其间星期六和星期日都不进行斋戒。 |