terce
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
- (chiefly) The service appointed for this hour.
- (Scotland) A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.
Etymology
Derived from Latin tertia (the third hour, third).
Origin
Latin
tertia
Gloss
the third hour, third
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
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