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

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

From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.

Then we were in nine degrees and a terce, rekoning our selues 30 leagues of the sholes of the riuer called Rio Grande, being Westsouthwest off them, the which sholes be 30 leagues long.

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

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