Emily Dickinson Lexicon

term (-s), n. [Fr. < L. 'limit, boundary'.]

1. Moment; minute; interval; set period of time; [fig.] opportunity.
2. Name; word; expression; phrase; definition; logic; syllogism of three parts; [word play] time period; [fig.] condition; promise; propositions of a contractual agreement; provision of a legal arrangement.
3. Name; identity of an individual.
4. Word; expression; lexical item used to identify a thing.
5. Length of one's life.
6. Condition; restriction on a transaction.
7. Limit; boundary; [fig.] measure; line of music; [metaphor] statement; expression in words; line of poetry.