terce
terce · terces
The third hour of daylightThe third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
UK/tɜːs/US/tɝːs/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
(countable, uncountable)The service appointed for this hour.
(countable, uncountable)A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Late Middle English, from Old French terce, from Latin tertia (“third; the third hour”).Late Middle English, from Old French terce, from Latin tertia (“third; the third hour”).
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Forms
plural: tercesSynonyms
8 synonymshour:undernhalf undernundermealundertideundern-timeunderntide
service:undern-song
Close in meaning
- the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.:tierce
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable