montem (pluralmontems)

1. (UK, historical) A formercustom ofEtonschoolboys to go to a hill on the Bath road every thirdWhit Tuesday to demand 'salt-money' from passers-by, for theuniversity expenses of theseniorscholar or schoolcaptain.
   • 1777,Richard Brinsley Sheridan,The School for Scandal, V.ii:

     Mr. Surface—it seems, had come home the Night before late from Salt-Hill where He had been to see theMontem with a Friend, who has a Son at Eton—

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montem

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection ofmontar:
   1. third-personpluralpresentsubjunctive
   2. third-personpluralimperative

montem

1. accusativesingular ofmōns

montem

1. inflection ofmontar:
   1. third-personpluralpresentsubjunctive
   2. third-personpluralimperative

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