Easter termとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Easter + term. The word Easter is from 古期英語 ēastre, apparently from Ēastre (“the name of a goddess whose festival was celebrated at the vernal equinox”), from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ. The Christian feast day of Easter, which falls between 22 March and 25 April, often occurs during this term.

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈiːstə tɜːm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈistɚ tɜːm/
• ハイフネーション: Eas‧ter term

名詞

Easter term (複数形 Easter terms)

1. (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.

   Coordinate terms: Michaelmas term, Hilary term, Trinity term

2. (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.
   • 1813, “University Terms, and How Many are Required to be Kept for each Degree”, in 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, OCLC 270591918, page 65:

     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.

   Coordinate terms: Michaelmas term, Lent term

使用する際の注意点

• 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.^[1] In Ireland it begins on the first Monday following Easter Sunday and ends on the Thursday before Whitsunday.^[2]

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