Syn. — Glee; cheerfulness; mirth; merriment; gayety; joyousness; exhilaration; joviality; jollity.
HILARY TERM
Hil"a*ry term`.
Defn: Formerly, one of the four terms of the courts of common law in England, beginning on the eleventh of January and ending on the thirty-first of the same month, in each year; — so called from the festival of St. Hilary, January 13th.
Note: The Hilary term is superseded by the Hilary sittings, which commence on the eleventh of January and end on the Wednesday before Easter. Mozley & W.
HILDING Hil"ding, n. Etym: [Prob. a corruption of hindling, dim. of hind, adj. Cf. Prov. E. hilderling, hinderling. See Hinderling.]
Defn: A base, menial wretch. — a.
Defn: Base; spiritless. [Obs.] Shak.
HILE
Hile, v. t.
Defn: To hide. See Hele. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HILE
Hile, n. (Bot.)