Term

term, n. A bound or boundary: the extremity of anything; a limit; the time for which anything lasts; "any limited time; in colleges, etc., time during which instruction is given to students. (Law.) The whole duration of an estate, as for the term of a life, or for a term of years a space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation; time in which a court held or open for the trial of causes. (Logic.) One of the 3 component parts of a syllogism, each one of which used twice. A word or expre ion one that denotes something peculiar to an art. (Alg.) A member of a compound quantity, pi. (Law.) In contracts, propositions stated or promises made: conditions.—v. [termed (termd), terming.] To apply a term to, name, call, denominate. [ME. and F. terme, a time, day, word, speech, L. terminus, a boundary line, limit, OL. termen, Gr. term a, a limit, Skr. to pa over, cro , fulfill; conterminous, determine, exterminate, 'predetermine, enter, thrum.} — To bring to terms. To make to submit or agree. — To make To come to terms, make an agreement; to agree. — Term'er, -or', n. (Law.) One who has an estate for a term of years or for life. — Ter'minus, -mt-nus, n. pi. -mini. Lit., a boundary; border; any post or stone marking a boundary; the extreme point at either end of a piece of railroad the station house at either end. [L.] — Terminate, -mt-nat, v. To set a term or limit to; to limit; to put an end to, complete, finish, end, bound. — v. To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short, cease; to come to a limit in time; to end, close. [L. term in are, -natum.} — Terminable, a. Capable of being terminated; limitable. — Terminal, a. Pert, to, or forming, the end or extremity. (Bot.) Growing — at the end of a branch or stem. [L. terminalw.] Term in a tion, n. Act of terminating, ending, or concluding; limit or end in space or extent; bound: end in time or existence; effect; consequence; conclusion; result. (Gram.) The end or ending of a word. [F.; L. terminatio.} — Term in a'tional, a. Of, pert. to, or forming, a termination. — Ter'minative, -tiv, a. Tending or serving to terminate; terminating; determining; absolute; definitive. — Ter'miner, n. eve. term In, ice 6dd, t6ne, 6r 623 TERMAGANT bU3 A determining-, as, in oner and terminer see Oyer. [F., to limit.] — Terminology, -nol'o-jl, ». Tne doctrine of terms; a treatise on terms; the terms actually used in any busine , art, science, etc.; nomenclature. [Gr. logos, discourse.]