opetide Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ope"tide` noun
Etymology
Ope + tide.
Definitions
  1. Open time; -- applied to different things: (a) The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening. Archaic Nares. (b) The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized publicly in churches. Eng. (c) The time after harvest when the common fields are open to all kinds of stock. Prov.Eng. Halliwell. Written also opentide.

Webster 1913