terce

American  

[turs] / tɜrs /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. a variant of tierce.

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terce British  

/ 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.

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Etymology

Origin of terce

a variant of _tierce

Example Sentences

We whitewashed no more than the fourth part of the roof before the church bells rang terce, the hour for our lessons to begin.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

Thou wilt have no terce from my earldom, wherein I am not yet feudally seised.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various

The custom of praying at these three hours, terce, sext and none, is very ancient.

From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.

This cape is the Southermost land in all the coast of Guinea, and standeth in foure degrees and a terce.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Hakluyt, Richard

This riuer standeth in sixe degrees, lacking a terce.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Hakluyt, Richard