Hilary term

(ˈhɪlərɪ)

(Education) the spring term at Oxford University, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments

[C16: named after Saint Hilary of Poitiers]

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What the two drank together, between Hilary Term and Michaelmas, might have floated a king's ship.

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Waugh had matriculated in Hilary Term (January-Easter) 1922.

Evelyn Waugh's Oxford University Certificate, 17 May 1928

Green and four essays written during Hilary term 1867.

Gerard Manley Hopkins: Oxford Essays and Notes

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