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Trinity term

British  

noun

  1. the summer term at the Inns of Court and some educational establishments

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Trinity term commenced on the expiration of the first week. 

From Pickwickian Studies by Fitzgerald, Percy Hethrington

This my last examination was in Trinity term, as they call it.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John

Note also that the Exchequer, which is Fiscus or ærarium publicam princeps, openeth eight days before any term begin, except Trinity term, which openeth but four days before.

From Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison by Harrison, William

Trinity term begins on the Wednesday after Whitsunday, and ends the Saturday after the Act, which is always on the first Tuesday in July.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer

In Trinity term 1743, when everything was ready for a trial at the next ensuing assizes, a trial at bar was appointed on the application of the agents of the Earl of Anglesea.

From Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton by Anonymous

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