'Hilary term' definitions:
Definition of 'Hilary term'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The Hilary term is superseded by the Hilary sittings, which commence on the eleventh of January and end on the Wednesday before Easter.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]