Easter termn.

Brit.

/ˈiːstə ˈtəːm/, U.S.

/ˈistər ˈtərm/

Forms: see Easter n.¹ and term n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Easter n.¹, term n.

Etymology: < Easter n.¹ + term n.

1. = Paschal term n. at paschal n. and adj. Compounds. Now historical.In quot. a1387 perhaps: the Easter season, Eastertide.

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the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > [noun] > special or ceremonial days

Easter terma1387

station day1560

lecture-day1616

scarlet-day1632

charter-day1817

field day1821

Thing-day1875

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 97 (MED) Þe holdynge of þe Ester terme, þat was nouȝt þat tyme lawefulliche i-holde of Scottes and of Britouns.

1482 W. Caxton tr. Higden's Prolicionycion v. vii. f. ccxxxvii They were in doute of the eester terme and folowed the cycles an honderd yere & fyfty vnto the yere of grace seuen honderd and fyften.

1753 H. J. Pancronometer 14 To the solar of Easter add 17 for the solar number of Easter term.

1880 W. G. Smith & S. Cheetham Dict. Christian Antiq. I. 593/2 The day on which the 14th of the equinox moon falls is called the Easter Term.

1999 Church Times 15 Oct. 15/1 Even if you had solved the problem of the spring equinox and the Easter term, you could not just wait for the vernal equinox, observe the next full moon, and then celebrate Easter the following Sunday.

2. British. (a) (The name of) one of the terms in the Courts of Law, occurring between Easter and Whitsun, and following Hilary term. (b) (at some universities) the term between April and June, the summer term; (also at some schools) the term preceding Easter, the spring term. See term n. 4.

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society > education > educational administration > [noun] > session or term

half-yearc907

season?a1400

Michael term?1406

term1429

Michaelmas term1439

Easter term1530

Hilary1577

summer term1659

session1714

half1820

semester1826

by-term1883

Trinity term1899

winterim1964

society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > a or the session of a court > [noun] > period when courts sit > specific

Easter term1530

Trinity term1540

Hilary1577

summer session1594

1530 in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expences Henry VIII (1827) 45 Paied to the kings watermen for wayting xvj dayes at Yorke place in the easter terme v li. vj s. viij d.

1560 Proclam. Elizabeth I Abstynence from Eatyng of Fleshe 25 Feb. (single sheet) (verso) The pryncypall officers..shall certifie vnto her hyghnes court of Chauncery before the fyrste daye of Easter Terme [etc.].

1580 J. Stow Chrons. of Eng. 935 After Easter tearme ended, he [sc. Cardinal Wolsey] kept the feast of Whitsontide very solemnely.

1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Ttt1^v/1 Easter terme, which beginneth 18. daies after Easter and endeth the munday next after Ascension day.

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. ii. 101 There are four times of the Year appointed for the Determining of Causes..Two of these Terms (viz.) Hillary Term, and Michaelmas Term, are at a constant time of the Year: but Easter Term and Trinity Term are sooner or later, as those Feasts happen.

1708 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) 372 Grand Days are those which are solemnly kept in every Term in the Inns of Court and Chancery, viz. In Easter Term, Ascention Day.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Term Oxford Terms... Easter Term begins the 10th Day after Easter, and ends the Thursday before Whitsunday.

1797 Monthly Rev. Nov. 330 Mr. Henry Blackstone began his valuable Reports of Cases determined in the Court of Common Pleas, in Easter term in the twenty- eighth year of his present Majesty.

1850 Abstr. New Exam. Stat. Oxf. (1851) 1 The ‘First Examination’ under Moderators will take place for the first time in Easter Term 1852.

1865 Birmingham Daily Post 24 Apr. 5/2 The judges were not invited as usual to breakfast at his Lordship's residence, on the commencement of Easter Term.

1905 H. A. Vachell Hill viii Racquets, the chief game in the Easter term.

1952 Sc. Law Rev. & Sheriff Court Rep. 68 141 On 22nd April, the first day of the Easter Term, the new silks assembled in..the House of Lords to be sworn in.

1980 Times 14 Jan. 14/5 St Peter's School York—The Easter term begins today.

2008 Statutes & Ordinances Univ. Cambr. ii. iii. 223 The dates on which all other examinations held in the Easter Term shall begin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	easter term
释义	Easter termn. Brit. /ˈiːstə ˈtəːm/, U.S. /ˈistər ˈtərm/ Forms: see Easter n.¹ and term n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Easter n.¹, term n. Etymology: < Easter n.¹ + term n. 1. = Paschal term n. at paschal n. and adj. Compounds. Now historical.In quot. a1387 perhaps: the Easter season, Eastertide. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > [noun] > special or ceremonial days Easter terma1387 station day1560 lecture-day1616 scarlet-day1632 charter-day1817 field day1821 Thing-day1875 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 97 (MED) Þe holdynge of þe Ester terme, þat was nouȝt þat tyme lawefulliche i-holde of Scottes and of Britouns. 1482 W. Caxton tr. Higden's Prolicionycion v. vii. f. ccxxxvii They were in doute of the eester terme and folowed the cycles an honderd yere & fyfty vnto the yere of grace seuen honderd and fyften. 1753 H. J. Pancronometer 14 To the solar of Easter add 17 for the solar number of Easter term. 1880 W. G. Smith & S. Cheetham Dict. Christian Antiq. I. 593/2 The day on which the 14th of the equinox moon falls is called the Easter Term. 1999 Church Times 15 Oct. 15/1 Even if you had solved the problem of the spring equinox and the Easter term, you could not just wait for the vernal equinox, observe the next full moon, and then celebrate Easter the following Sunday. 2. British. (a) (The name of) one of the terms in the Courts of Law, occurring between Easter and Whitsun, and following Hilary term. (b) (at some universities) the term between April and June, the summer term; (also at some schools) the term preceding Easter, the spring term. See term n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > [noun] > session or term half-yearc907 season?a1400 Michael term?1406 term1429 Michaelmas term1439 Easter term1530 Hilary1577 summer term1659 session1714 half1820 semester1826 by-term1883 Trinity term1899 winterim1964 society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > a or the session of a court > [noun] > period when courts sit > specific Easter term1530 Trinity term1540 Hilary1577 summer session1594 1530 in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expences Henry VIII (1827) 45 Paied to the kings watermen for wayting xvj dayes at Yorke place in the easter terme v li. vj s. viij d. 1560 Proclam. Elizabeth I Abstynence from Eatyng of Fleshe 25 Feb. (single sheet) (verso) The pryncypall officers..shall certifie vnto her hyghnes court of Chauncery before the fyrste daye of Easter Terme [etc.]. 1580 J. Stow Chrons. of Eng. 935 After Easter tearme ended, he [sc. Cardinal Wolsey] kept the feast of Whitsontide very solemnely. 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Ttt1^v/1 Easter terme, which beginneth 18. daies after Easter and endeth the munday next after Ascension day. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. ii. 101 There are four times of the Year appointed for the Determining of Causes..Two of these Terms (viz.) Hillary Term, and Michaelmas Term, are at a constant time of the Year: but Easter Term and Trinity Term are sooner or later, as those Feasts happen. 1708 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) 372 Grand Days are those which are solemnly kept in every Term in the Inns of Court and Chancery, viz. In Easter Term, Ascention Day. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Term Oxford Terms... Easter Term begins the 10th Day after Easter, and ends the Thursday before Whitsunday. 1797 Monthly Rev. Nov. 330 Mr. Henry Blackstone began his valuable Reports of Cases determined in the Court of Common Pleas, in Easter term in the twenty- eighth year of his present Majesty. 1850 Abstr. New Exam. Stat. Oxf. (1851) 1 The ‘First Examination’ under Moderators will take place for the first time in Easter Term 1852. 1865 Birmingham Daily Post 24 Apr. 5/2 The judges were not invited as usual to breakfast at his Lordship's residence, on the commencement of Easter Term. 1905 H. A. Vachell Hill viii Racquets, the chief game in the Easter term. 1952 Sc. Law Rev. & Sheriff Court Rep. 68 141 On 22nd April, the first day of the Easter Term, the new silks assembled in..the House of Lords to be sworn in. 1980 Times 14 Jan. 14/5 St Peter's School York—The Easter term begins today. 2008 Statutes & Ordinances Univ. Cambr. ii. iii. 223 The dates on which all other examinations held in the Easter Term shall begin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1387
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