Definitions for Tierce
tɪərstierce

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terce, tiercenoun

   the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.

2. three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-acenoun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

3. one-third, third, tiercenoun

   one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

   "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tiercenoun

   A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons.

2. tiercenoun

   A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment.

3. tiercenoun

   The third tone of the scale. See mediant.

4. tiercenoun

   A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.

5. tiercenoun

   The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.

6. tiercenoun

   An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.

7. tiercenoun

   (R. C. Ch.) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour.

8. tiercenoun

   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.)

9. tiercéadjective

   Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; said of an escutcheon.

10. Etymology: From tierce.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tiercenoun

   A vessel holding the third part of a pipe.

   Etymology: tiers, tiercier, Fr.

   Go now deny his tierce. Ben Jonson.

   Wit, like tierce claret, when’t begins to pall,
   Neglected lies, and ’s of no use at all;
   But in its full perfection of decay
   Turns vinegar, and comes again in play. Dorset.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tierce

   A tierce is a unit of measure for volume, typically used for liquids such as wine or oil, equivalent to approximately 42 gallons. In music, it is also an interval of a third. Additionally, in fencing, it refers to the third of eight defensive positions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tiercenoun

   a cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons

2. Tiercenoun

   a cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment

3. Tiercenoun

   the third tone of the scale. See Mediant

4. Tiercenoun

   a sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major

5. Tiercenoun

   a position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward

6. Tiercenoun

   the third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour

7. Tierceadjective

   divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; -- said of an escutcheon

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tierce

   tērs, n. a cask containing one-third of a pipe—that is, 42 gallons: a sequence of three cards of the same colour: (mus.) a third: a thrust, in fencing: (her.) a field tripartitely divided in three different tinctures: the third hour of the day, or the office of that hour, the terce.—ns. Tier′ceron (archit.), in vaulting, a rib springing from the intersection of two other ribs; Tier′cet, a stanza of three rhymed verses, a triplet. [O. Fr. tiers, tierce—L. tertia (pars), a third (part)—tres, three.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tierce

   Is specially applied to provision casks, and is the third of a pipe; but the beef-tierce contains 280 lbs., or 28 galls., whilst that of pork only contains 260 lbs., or 26 galls. Now the beef-tierce often contains 336 lbs., and the pork 300 lbs.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tierce

   A thrust in fencing, delivered at the outside of the body over the arm.

2. tierce

   In heraldry, a term of blazon used to indicate that the field is divided by lines into three equal parts. A shield may be tierce in pale, in fess, in bend, in bend sinister, or in pall; all which, with other arrangements in tierce, are common in French heraldry. Tierce in pale, in English heraldry, is an occasional mode of marshaling three coats in one escutcheon under special circumstances.

3. tiercé

   In heraldry, a term of blazon used to indicate that the field is divided by lines into three equal parts. A shield may be tierce in pale, in fess, in bend, in bend sinister, or in pall; all which, with other arrangements in tierce, are common in French heraldry. Tierce in pale, in English heraldry, is an occasional mode of marshaling three coats in one escutcheon under special circumstances.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TIERCE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tierce is ranked #39837 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tierce surname appeared 551 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tierce.
   
   93.1% or 513 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.4% or 8 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Canonical Hour
   • Common Fraction
   • Digit

Anagrams for Tierce »

1. recite

2. cerite

3. certie

How to pronounce Tierce?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Tierce in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tierce in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tierce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tierce
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tierce
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Tierce
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tierce
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Tierce
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Tierce
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html