Hilary term

British  

/ ˈhɪlərɪ /

noun

1. the spring term at Oxford University, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments

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Etymology

Origin of Hilary term

C16: named after Saint _{Hilary of Poitiers}

Example Sentences

It was tried last Hilary term before Justice Whitecroff.

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James

On the eighteenth of February, the Hilary term of the supreme court commenced, and Mr. Townshend, at the request of the governor, struck out the name of John Stewart from the panel.

From History of Prince Edward Island by Campbell, Duncan

Instead he wrote to Pontystrad explaining how important it was he should get admitted as a Student in time to commence work in Hilary term.

From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir

The Bishop resisted this claim, and the case was argued before the King’s Bench, in Hilary term, 1350, when the Bishop was defeated, the claim of William Widuking being allowed. 

From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway

For the machinery by which alone that Act could be carried into execution had ceased to exist; and, through the whole of Hilary term, all the courts in Westminster Hall had remained closed.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron