Jubilee

Meaning

Noun

• a year of rest, observed by the Israelites every 50 years
• a holy year when people are encouraged to make a pilgrimage to Rome
• The Jubilee Line of the London Underground (named after the silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II).

Origin

• Ultimately from Hebrew יוֹבֵל, which was used for the proclamation of the year of Jubilee.