kermis

kermis
/kerr"mis/, n.
1. (in the Low Countries) a local, annual outdoor fair or festival.
2. a similar entertainment, usually for charitable purposes.
Also, kermess, kirmess.
[1570-80; < D, earlier ker(c)misse (kerc CHURCH + misse MASS); orig. a fair at the dedication of a church]

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