Lent term

British  

noun

1. the spring term at Cambridge University and some other educational establishments

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Example Sentences

The Lent term with its persistent rowing practice on the muddy Thames was almost as bad as the holidays.

From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton

As usual in the Lent term, hockey was the one absorbing subject outside “shop,” and Hannah Vernon, now advanced to the lofty position of captain, had special reasons for welcoming her friend’s reviving spirits.

From A College Girl by Groome, William H. C.

In the Lent term Jack rowed six in our Torpid, and also told me that he thought he should try and get his blue for throwing the hammer.

From Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate by Turley, Charles

P. 126At Red Lion Square, during Lent term, 1855, the three teachers worked together every Thursday evening.

From The Life of John Ruskin by Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom)

Michael deplored good looks in boys, but he managed to endure the possession of them during the little space that remained before the Lent term began.

From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton