fortnite

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹt.naɪt/
• (New York City) IPA^(key): [ˈfɔəʔ.nɐjʔ]

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Noun

fortnite (plural fortnites)

1. Obsolete form of fortnight.
   • 1771, [Tobias Smollett], The Expedition of Humphry Clinker […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] W. Johnston, […]; and B. Collins, […], →OCLC:

     We are all together in the same house, and all parties have agreed to the match, and in a fortnite the surrymony will be performed.

   • 1772 October 2, Oscar Jewell Harvey, editor, The Town Book of Wilkes Barre, quoted in A History of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, published 1909, page 750:

     Voted, by this company, to continue their meetings once a fortnite on mondays at two of ye clock in ye afternoon.

   • 1953 August, The Rotarian, volume 83, number 2, page 51:

     Within a fortnite several others followed suit.

   • 1972, Report of Proceedings, volume 68, American Wood-Preservers' Association, page 28:

     I think the blocks were saturated and held at 50° C and the water was changed every day for a fortnite or something like that.