Tierce (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
  2. a cask or vessel holding this quantity.
  3. the third of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the third hour of the day (or 9 a.m.).
  4. the third of eight defensive positions.
  5. a sequence of three cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, and queen (tierce major ), or a king, queen, and jack (tierce minor ).
  6. a third or third part.
noun
  1. a variant of terce
  2. the third of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing
  3. a sequence of three cards in the same suit
  4. an obsolete measure of capacity equal to 42 wine gallons
Tierce (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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