(law, England & Wales, formal, historical) An estate in land held for a term of years which determined on the deaths of certain individuals, or the cessation of certain life interests.

plural of year of our Lord

(rare, idiomatic) Extraordinary compared to most in one's age group; characteristic of an older person.

(historical) A war fought between 1754 and 1763 between almost every European great power of the time, partly over colonies and partly over Austria's desire to recover Silesia from the Prussians. The main conflict occurred in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763.

plural of non-leap year

A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendars with an intercalary day added to February, used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.

(idiomatic) The inexperienced, youthful prime of an individual, group, organization or entity.

(education) The academic year of a school.

(historical) A year in the old Julian calendar that has either 365 or 366 days. / (astronomy) A unit of measurement of time defined as exactly 365.25 days of 86400 SI seconds each.

The amount of time between the beginning of the first day of January and the end of the last day of December in the Gregorian calendar. (365 days, or 366 in a leap year)