terna

[ ter-nuh, tur- ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of terna¹

1880–85; short for New Latin terna nōmina three names together, feminine of ternus. See tern ²

Example Sentences

And now had come a fateful moment in the history of Roma terna.

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The monuments and trophies of genius are perishable, but the souls impression abides forever, forma mentis terna.

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Terna, a kind of tax (not to be confounded with the Tertiae or the Trina Illatio), iii.

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La ysla de catanduanes terna quatro mil hombres esta Repartida en quatro encomenderos.

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Literally, "his eternal home," the domus terna of the early Christian tombs.

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