ˈterm-time
The time of term. a. The period during which the law-courts are in session; the period of study at a university or school: see term n. 5.
| 1426 Rolls of Parlt. V. 408/2 That oute of Terme tyme, nothyng be spedd in the Counsaille. 1435 Ibid. I. 491/1 All the high Courtes..been sette and holden..duryng all the four terme tymes of the yere. 1562–3 Act 5 Eliz. c. 23 §2 One Writ of Capias..returneable in the same Courte, in the Terme tyme. 1600–12 Rowlands Four Knaves (Percy Soc.) 6 A country blew-coate serving man, In tearme-time sent to towne. 1721 Amherst Terræ Fil. No. 47 (1754) 251 The heads of colleges and halls..are obliged to assemble..every monday throughout the year, in vacation-time as well as in term-time. 1849 Thackeray Pendennis xxix, In term-time Mr. Pen showed a most praise⁓worthy regularity in..eating his dinners in Hall. |
b. In Scotland, the time or season of either term, Whitsuntide or Martinmas.
| Mod. The rent payable at term-time. |