Sentence:  There are four terms in the year, viz. ... 2. <WSD>Hilary term</WSD>, which begins on the 14th day of January, and ends the day before Palm Sunday. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The second academic term of the universities of Oxford and Dublin, and other educational institutions, running from January to March. The term was modelled after the legal term, but does not begin and end on the same dates.