terce

1. (countable, historical, uncountable) The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
2. (countable, uncountable) The service appointed for this hour.
3. (countable, uncountable) A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɜːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

Late Middle English, from Old French terce, from Latin tertia (“third; the third hour”).

Synonyms

tierce

third hour

Translations

tierce

tercja

tèrcia

terza

terts