tierce

Meanings

Plural: tierces

Noun

• the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
• the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
• A third.
• Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.
• A cask of a certain size, or its volume used as a measure of capacity. Larger than a barrel but smaller than a hogshead.
• The third tone of the scale. See mediant.
• A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major.
• The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
• An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.
• One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. (Also known as a third.)

Synonyms

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

Related Words

tierce de Picardie, tierced