tierce
[ teers ]
/ tɪərs /
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.
Origin of tierce
Words nearby tierce
tientsin,
tiepin,
tiepolo,
tier,
tier table,
tierce,
tierce de picardie,
tierced,
tiercel,
tierceron,
tiered
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British Dictionary definitions for tierce
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
Word Origin for tierce
C15: from Old French, feminine of
tiers third, from Latin
tertius