spec. Chiefly (and now only) Scottish. Each of the quarterly days fixed by custom on which some tenancies begin and end and the payment of wages…
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释义 | society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > periodic payment > time of (5) term1393 spec. Chiefly (and now only) Scottish. Each of the quarterly days fixed by custom on which some tenancies begin and end and the payment of wages… Whitsunday1450 Originally and chiefly Scottish. The Scottish quarter day occurring in May. See note at quarter day, n. quarter1644 A quarterly instalment of an allowance or payment (cf. sense 2b). Now rare. term day1681 Scottish. Each of the quarterly terms (term, n. 1b) on which tenancies begin and end and payment of rent, wages, etc., fall due, esp. Whitsunday and… term time1770 In northern England: either of the terms of Whitsunday or Martinmas (see term, n. 1b), or the period surrounding those days. Also in Scotland: each… |
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