n. pl. [ OE. kalendes month, calends, AS. calend month, fr. L. calendae; akin to calare to call, proclaim, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. CF. Claim. ] The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar. [ Written also kalends. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The Greek calends, a time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends. [ 1913 Webster ]