\Cal"ends\, n. pl. [OE. kalendes month, calends, AS.
calend month, fr. L. calendae; akin to calare to call,
proclaim, Gr. ??????. CF. {Claim}.]
The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar.
[Written also {kalends}.]
{The Greek calends}, a time that will never come, as the
   Greeks had no calends.