The end terms in a categorical syllogism are the major term

Major term

The major term is the predicate term of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. It appears in the major premise along with the middle term and not the minor term. It is an end term .Example:...

 and the minor term

Minor term

The minor term is the subject term of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. It also appears in the minor premise together with the middle term. Along with the major term it is one of the two end terms.Example:...

 (not the middle term

Middle term

The middle term must distributed in at least one premises but not in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. The major term and the minor terms, also called the end terms, do appear in the conclusion.Example:...

). These two terms appear together in the conclusion and separately with the middle term in the major premise and minor premise, respectively.

Example:

Major premise: All M are P.

Minor premise: All S are M.

Conclusion: All S are P.

The end terms are in italics. S is the minor term, P is the major term, and M is the middle term.