What does the word fortnight mean?

Usage examples for fortnight

  1. She's got on very fast this fortnight. – Windows (Fifth Series Plays) by John Galsworthy Last Updated: February 10, 2009
  2. Why, my dear, his French party were a fortnight in the country. – The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith by George Meredith
  3. He wouldn't have called me a fool a fortnight ago; 'twas I called him fool then, and last night he called me old fool; what do you think of that? – Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest by George Borrow