Hilary term

[3] It runs from January to March and is so named because the feast day of Hilary of Poitiers, 14 January, falls near the beginning of this term.

All terms are dated from this day in the following way:[citation needed] The term originated in the legal system during medieval times.

The courts of England and Wales and the Courts of Ireland divide the legal year into four terms: Hilary, Easter, Trinity and Michaelmas.

At the University of Oxford, following the resolution made by Council on 8 May 2002, Hilary Term begins on and includes 7 January and ends on and includes 25 March or the Saturday before Palm Sunday, whichever is the earlier.

[2] The dates on which each Full Term will begin and end in the next academic year but one are published by the Registrar in the University Gazette during Hilary Term.