Tierce

Meaning

Noun

●

A third.

●

In Religion & Roman Catholicism:

Synonym of

: the

or its service.

●

In Units of measure:

A

of

to a

of a

, or a

or other

such a

; a

than a

, and

than a

or a

, in which

or

,

, etc; are

for shipment.

●

In Music:

The

of the

. See mediant.

●

In Card games & Three:

A

of three

of the same

. Tierce of

,

and

is called

-major.

●

In Fencing:

The

, with the

at

, and the

of the

at

.

●

In Heraldic charges:

An

that

the

or right

of the

of a

or flag.

●

One

of a second, i.e; the

in a

of

in a

. (Also known as a

.)

Name

●

A

from French.

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Origin

tierce

English

tierce

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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