terce

[ turs ]

noun

, Ecclesiastical.

1. a variant of tierce ( def 3 ).

terce

/ tɜːs /

noun

1. RC Church the third of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed at the third hour of the day, about 9 a.m.

Word History and Origins

Origin of terce¹

a variant of tierce

Example Sentences

The middle between them both is 50 degrees and a terce in latitude.

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The standard English pronunciation now is ferce, perce, terce, and it is universal in New England.

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At tierce a short chapter-mass was sung followed by continued study; from terce to sext the nuns shall read lessons (l. 1905).

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The choir commence the chanting of the psalms of terce and sext.

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In the monastery church the monks were chanting "terce" to an empty nave.

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