Easter term

English 2025 April 20 Etymology thumb|The Royal Courts of Justice in London, United Kingdom, the seat of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. During the Easter term (en law), these courts and the Supreme Court hear cases from April to May. en ine-pro *h₁ews- *h₂ews- dawn *ter- *terh₂- From Late en enm ester term Christian season of Easter; spring quarter of the year,[ēster] term ēster(n n MED14534 from enm ester Easter + enm term, enm terme limit of a span of time; point in time.tē̆rme n MED44896 enm Ester is derived from en ang ēastre, apparently from ang Ēastre name of a goddess whose festival was celebrated at the vernal equinox, ultimately from en gem-pro *Austrǭ, from en ine-pro *h₂ews- to become light; to dawn; enm terme is borrowed from en fro terme, from en la terminus a bound, boundary, limit, end; in la-med -, also a time, period, word, covenant, etc., ultimately from en ine-pro *térmn̥ stump, end, boundary (whence also en thrum end). en Easter term 1 exocentric. The Christian feast day of Easter, which falls between 22 March and 25 April, often occurs during this term. As regards en Paschal term (“fourteenth day of the first lunar month of spring”), Easter is the first Sunday following this day.n 5527524512 July 2023 1; n Pronunciation en /ˈiːstə tɜːm/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Easter term.wav Southern England en /ˈistəɹ ˌtɜɹm/ GA en Eas ter term Noun en Paschal termen historical en Paschal term the fourteenth day of the first lunar month of spring, formerly used in calculating dates. en lawen law The third term of the legal year, running from April to May, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases. en Hilary term Michaelmas term Trinity term en by extension education The summer term of the University of Cambridge, and other educational institutions, running from April to June; equivalent to Trinity term at the universities of Oxford and Dublin. The term was modelled after the legal term, but does not begin and end on the same dates. en Lent term Michaelmas term en University Terms, and How Many are Required to be Kept for each Degree The Oxford University Calendar, for the Year 1813 Oxford Printed by Munday and Slatter, for J. Parker; and F[rancis] C[harles] and J[ames] Rivington, London 1813 65 https://books.google.com/books?id=sbgUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA65 270591918 There are four terms in the year, viz. 3. Easter term, which begins on the tenth day after Easter Sunday, and ends on the day before Whitsunday. Usage notes In England and Wales, the system of terms applies to the High Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court; in Ireland it applies to the High Court and the Supreme Court. At present in England and Wales, Easter term begins on the second Tuesday after Easter Sunday and ends on the Friday before the spring holiday, which is the bank holiday on the last Monday in May or any day appointed instead of that day.Practice Direction 39B – Court Sittings http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part39/pd_part39b https://web.archive.org/web/20160327215507/http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part39/pd_part39b 27 March 2016 Ministry of Justice 16 May 2014 paragraphs 1.1(1)(c) and 1.1(2). In Ireland it begins on the first Monday following Easter Sunday and ends on the Thursday before Whitsunday.Rules of the Superior Courts http://courts.ie/rules.nsf/lookuppagelink/A99E08AC75FA7DB180256D2B0046B3F4?opendocument&l=en https://web.archive.org/web/20160401064841/http://courts.ie/rules.nsf/lookuppagelink/A99E08AC75FA7DB180256D2B0046B3F4?opendocument&l=en 1 April 2016 Courts Service Ireland 9 November 2016 Order 118(1). Translations synonym of Paschal term Paschal term third term of the legal year, running from April to May; summer term of the University of Cambridge, and other educational institutions, running from April to June Bulgarian: bg Finnish: fi kesälukukausi Macedonian: mk Polish: pl semestr wielkanocny m References Further reading Term Date Calculator New Square Chambers https://web.archive.org/web/20070814035753/http://www.newsquarechambers.co.uk/calculators/termdatecalculator.htm 2016. Anagrams en aeeemrrstt ratemeters terameters terametres en noun-noun compound nouns en Calendar