Meanings
verbkeep term (third-person singular simple present keeps term, present participle keeping term, simple past and past participle kept term)
present singular third person keeps term · participle present keeping term · participle past kept term · past kept term
- dateduniversitiesTo follow the course by attending the necessary lessons.
- UKdatedlawTo eat a sufficient number of dinners in hall, at the Inns of Court, to make the term count for the purpose of being called to the bar.
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keep term. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20term
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“keep term.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20term. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep term,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20term.
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