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–noun Ecclesiastical.

tierce (def. 3).

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n. Variant of tierce.

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tierce Audio Help (tîrs) Pronunciation Key
n.

also Tierce (tîrs) or terce or Terce (tûrs) Ecclesiastical
1. The third of the seven canonical hours. No longer in liturgical use.
2. The time of day appointed for this service, usually the third hour after sunrise.
A measure of liquid capacity, equal to a third of a pipe, or 42 gallons (159 liters).
Games A sequence of three cards of the same suit.
Sports The third position from which a parry or thrust can be made in fencing.
Music An interval of a third.

[Middle English, from Old French, from feminine of tiers, third, from Latin tertius; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

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