English Explanatory Dictionary

Trinity term

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fourth and final term of the legal year, running from May to July, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases.
  2. The third and final academic term of the universities of Oxford and Dublin, and other educational institutions, running from April to June; equivalent to Easter term at the University of Cambridge. The term was modelled after the legal term, but does not begin and end on the same dates.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɪnɪti tɜːm/ /ˈtɹɪnəti tɝm/ /-ɾi/

Word forms

Trinity term Trinity terms

Etymology

The Christian feast day of Trinity Sunday, the first Sunday after Whitsunday or Pentecost, occurs during this term; it falls at the end of May or in early June.

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