Definition of TERCE

terce

Meanings

Plural: terces

Noun

  • the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
  • The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
  • The service appointed for this hour.
  • A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.

Origin / Etymology

Late Middle English, from Old French terce, from Latin tertia (“third; the third hour”).

Synonyms

half undern, tierce, undermeal, undern, undern-song, underntide, undertide

Scrabble Score: 7

terce is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
terce is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 8

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