candlemas term

candlemas term
noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
: the second of the three terms of the academic year in Scottish universities

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  • In term — Term Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Scottish term days — were holy days for the people of the Kingdom of Scotland in the Middle Ages. Like the Kingdom of England s quarter days, they were the four days dividing the legal year, when rent and interest on loans, and ministers stipends were due, and when… …   Wikipedia

  • Scottish Term Days — Quarter days. ♦ Candlemas: 2nd February. ♦ Whitsun: 15th May. ♦ Lammas: 1st August (also a harvest festival). ♦ Martinmas: 11th November. See also New Year s Day and Quarter Days …   Medieval glossary

  • terminal figure — Term Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Terms of a proportion — Term Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To bring to terms — Term Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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