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Certain established festivals or holidays in the ecclesiastical calendar. Thesedays were anciently used as the dates of legal instruments, and in England the quarterdays,for paying rent, are four feast-days. The terms of the courts, in England, before1S75, were tixed to begin on certain days determined with reference to the occurrenceof four of the chief feasts.

Certain established periods in the Christian church. Formerly, the days of the feasts of saints were used to indicate the dates of instruments, and memorable events. 18 Toull. n. 81. These are yet used in England; there they have Easter term, Hilary term, &c.