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tierce
[ teers ]
noun
- an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- a cask or vessel holding this quantity.
- Also terce []. Ecclesiastical. the third of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the third hour of the day (or 9 a.m.).
- Fencing. the third of eight defensive positions.
- Piquet. a sequence of three cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, and queen tierce major, or a king, queen, and jack tierce minor.
- Obsolete. a third or third part.
tierce
/ tɪəs /
noun
- a variant of terce
- the third of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing
- tɜːs cards a sequence of three cards in the same suit
- an obsolete measure of capacity equal to 42 wine gallons
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tierce1
C15: from Old French, feminine of tiers third, from Latin tertius
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