Definitions for: Tierce


[n] one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[n] the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.



Webster (1913) Definition: Tierce, n. [F. tierce a third, from tiers, tierce,
third, fr. L. tertius the third; akin to tres three. See
Third, Three, and cf. Terce, Tercet, Tertiary.]
1. A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is,
forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of
forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons.

2. A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead
or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are
packed for shipment.

3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale. See Mediant.

4. A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce
of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.

5. (Fencing) A position in thrusting or parrying in which the
wrist and nails are turned downward.

6. (R. C. Ch.) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one
of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for
that hour.

Synonyms: 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, one-third, terce, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, third, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika

See Also: canonical hour, common fraction, digit, figure, simple fraction

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