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English Dictionary: tierce	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tierce n the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. [syn: terce, tierce] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one Synonym(s): three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce- ace one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" Synonym(s): one-third, third, tierce
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tierce \Tierce\, n. [F. tierce a third, from tiers, tierce, third, fr. L. tertius the third; akin to tres three. See {Third}, {Three}, and cf. {Terce}, {Tercet}, {Tertiary}.] 1. 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. 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. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale. See {Mediant}. 4. A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major. 5. (Fencing) A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward. 6. (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.