Hilary term Hilary term Hilary term is the second academic term of the Universities of Oxford and Dublin and also Deepdene School near Portslade in East Sussex. It runs from January to March and is so named because the feast day of St Hilary of Poitiers, 14 January, falls during this term. All terms are dated from this day in the following way: The term originated in the legal system. 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
Welsh toponymy of England. Many English county towns, founded as Roman "castra" and now having the English suffix "-c(h)ester", also have Welsh names, in most cases using the prefix "Caer-". Examples include "Caer" or "Caerlleon" (for Chester), "Caerloyw" (Gloucester), "Caerwrangon" (Worcester), "Caergrawnt" (Cambridge, from Grantchester), and "Caerwynt" (Winchester). In some other cases, Welsh names are translations of the English name, often influenced by the Welsh poetic tradition – for example, "Rhydychen" (literally, "oxen ford") for Oxford, and "Gwlad-yr-haf" ("land of summer") for Somerset. There are some erroneous "translations" such as "Rhydwely" for Bedford, which is actually derived from an English personal name