Obs. Also termin. [ad. L. termin-us boundary. Cf. OE. termen, OF. termine (12–14th c. in Godef.).] = TERM sb. in various senses: boundary, limit; end, extremity; limited time or period (in quot. 1609); in quot. a. 1625 = TERM sb. 2.
[c. 1000. Sax. Leechd., III. 228. On þam teoðan stent se termen þæt ʓemære si hwylc hit si.]
1570. Levins, Manip., 133/31. A Termin, bound, terminus.
1609. Heywood, Brit. Troy, VI. xlix. Our great Englands Ihoue … Hath at their suite granted a termine Truce.
1616. [see TERMININE].
a. 1625. Fletcher, Bloody Brother, IV. ii. [The sun] hath his Termin In the degrees where she [the moon] is, and enjoys By that six dignities.
