hilary term

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hilary term - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hilary term \Hil"a*ry term`\
     Formerly, one of the four terms of the courts of common law
     in England, beginning on the eleventh of January and ending
     on the thirty-first of the same month, in each year; -- so
     called from the festival of St. Hilary, January 13th.
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     Note: The Hilary term is superseded by the Hilary sittings,
           which commence on the eleventh of January and end on
           the Wednesday before Easter. --Mozley & W.
           [1913 Webster]

hilary term - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  HILARY TERM, Eng. law. One of the four terms of the courts, beginning the 
  11th and ending the 31st day of January in each year.