Hilary term
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Hilary Term is the second academic term of the Universities of Oxford[1][2] and Dublin[3] academic year. It runs from January to March and is so named because the feast day of St Hilary of Poitiers, 14 January, falls during this term. All terms are dated from this day in the following way:[citation needed]
- Michaelmas term — 13 Sundays before to 5 Sundays before the feast day of St Hilary
- Hilary term — 1 Sunday to 9 Sundays after the feast day of St Hilary
- Trinity term — 15 Sundays to 21 Sundays after the feast day of St Hilary
The term originated in the legal system. The Courts of England and Wales divide the legal year into four terms: Hilary, Easter, Trinity and Michaelmas.
[edit] See also
- Michaelmas term
- Epiphany term (the equivalent of Hilary term at Durham University)
- Lent term (the equivalent of Hilary term at Cambridge, Lancaster, LSE, and Lampeter)
- Summer term
- Trinity term
- Easter term
[edit] References
- ^ Dates of Full Terms, University of Oxford, UK.
- ^ Oxford University: Regulations on the number and lengths of terms, University of Oxford, UK.
- ^ [1]
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