terce
About 0.03 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
- noun The service appointed for this hour.
- noun A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.
Similar words
tierce undern three o'clock noon threeish three thirding third sext quarter
Often followed by
and of is or on in at
Word family
Terce Terces terces tierce tierces
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