"keep term" meaning in English

See keep term in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: keeps term [present, singular, third-person], keeping term [participle, present], kept term [participle, past], kept term [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> term}} keep term (third-person singular simple present keeps term, present participle keeping term, simple past and past participle kept term)
  1. (UK, universities, dated) To reside during a term. Tags: UK, dated
    Sense id: en-keep_term-en-verb-TkEKJzfz Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK, law, dated) To eat a sufficient number of dinners in hall, at the Inns of Court, to make the term count for the purpose of being called to the bar. Tags: UK, dated Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-keep_term-en-verb-vDiMv3no Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Topics: law

Download JSON data for keep term meaning in English (1.8kB)

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