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Hilary Term
in the Law Courts, begins on Plough Monday (q.v.) and
ends the Wednesday before Easter. It is so called in honour of St.
Hillary, whose day is January 14.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Hilary Term from Infoplease:
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