tierce

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 major, or a king, queen, and jack tierce minor.

Obsolete. a third or third part.