n. One who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
n. One who resorted to London during the law term only, in order to practise tricks, to carry on intrigues, or the like.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who resorted to London during the law term only, in order to practice tricks, to carry on intrigues, or the like.
n. One who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who travels to attend a court term; formerly, one who resorted to London in term time for dishonest practices or for intrigues—the court terms being times of great resort to London both for business and for pleasure.
n. In law, same as termor.
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n. a person who serves a specified term
Word Usage
"He's an obvious one termer, which is a good thing since he seems to have an adolescent's appreciation of capitalism, free trade, free markets, and American military power and what it has achieved."