terna
[ ter-nuh, tur- ]
/ ˈtɛr nə, ˈtɜr- /
noun Roman Catholic Church.
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Origin of terna
Words nearby terna
terms of service,
terms of trade,
termwise,
tern,
tern foot,
terna,
ternary,
ternary form,
ternary operation,
ternate,
terne
Example sentences from the Web for terna
It seems like an attempt at overruling the "terna fœdera rerum."
And now had come a fateful moment in the history of Roma terna.
Theodoric the Goth |Thomas HodgkinTerna, a kind of tax (not to be confounded with the Tertiae or the Trina Illatio), iii.
The Letters of Cassiodorus |Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)