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 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 is held or open for the trial of causes. (Logic.) One of the 3 component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice. 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. ^Ptermed (jtgrmd), terming.] To apply a term to, name, call, denominate. — Term'er, -or', n. (Law.) One who has an estate for a term of years or for life. — Ter'minus, -mY-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- — Ter'minate, -mtnat, v. t. To set a term or limit to; to limit; to put an end to, complete, finish, end, bound.— v.i. be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; stop short, cease; to come to a limit in time; to end, close. — Terminable, a. Capable of being terminated; limitable. — Ter'minal, a. Pert, to, or forming, the end or extremity. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem. — Term in a'tion, n. Act of terminating, ending, or concluding; limit or end space or extent; bound; end in time or existence effect; consequence; conclusion; result. (Gram.) The end or ending of a word. — Term in a'tional, Of, pert, to, or forming, a termination. — Ter'minative, -tiv, a. Tending or serving to terminate; minating; determining; absolute; definitive. — Ter'. miner, n. A determining, as, in oyer and terminer see Oyer. — Terminology, -nol'o-jY, n. The doctrine of terms; a treatise on terms; the terms actually used in any busine , art, science, etc.; nomenclature.