Lent term
Britishnoun
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Lectures on Modern History, delivered in Lent term, m dccc xlii.
From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various
Hilary and Trinity are other names for Lent term and Act term respectively.
From The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc by De Quincey, Thomas
Michael much regretted that the etiquette of the Lent term, which substituted peg-tops for Conquerors, should prevent his chestnut reaching four figures.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton
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)
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.
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