"Hilary term" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪləɹi tɜːm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɪləɹi tɝm/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-Hilary term.ogg Forms: Hilary terms [plural]
Etymology: Hilary + term. The name Hilary is from the Latin Hilarius (“Latin name of Saint Hilary of Poitiers”), hilarius (“more cheerful, more joyful”), from hilarē (“cheerful, joyful”), from hilaris (“cheerful, light-hearted, lively”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, glad, happy, joyful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “gracious, merciful, propitious; gentle, kind, mild”). The feast day of Saint Hilary of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367), 13 January, occurs during this term. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Hilarius||Latin name of Saint Hilary of Poitiers}} Latin Hilarius (“Latin name of Saint Hilary of Poitiers”), {{der|en|grc|ἱλαρός||cheerful, glad, happy, joyful, merry}} Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, glad, happy, joyful, merry”) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Hilary term}} Hilary term (plural Hilary terms)
  1. (law) The second term of the legal year, running from January to March or April, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-Hilary_term-en-noun-7hTOI6w9 Topics: law
  2. (education) The second academic term of the universities of Oxford and Dublin, and other educational institutions, running from January to March; equivalent to Lent term at the University of Cambridge. The term was modelled after the legal term, but does not begin and end on the same dates. Categories (topical): Education, Calendar
    Sense id: en-Hilary_term-en-noun-UHPOHjwf Disambiguation of Calendar: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Topics: education

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