Easter term

noun

1

: the term from April 15 to May 8 during which the superior courts of England were formerly open compare hilary term, trinity term

2

or less commonly Easter sitting : the sitting of the High Court of Justice of England between April 21 and May 29

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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