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tertianship

[ tur-shuh n-ship ]
/ ˈtɜr ʃənˌʃɪp /
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noun

(in the Jesuit order) a period of strict discipline before the taking of final vows, beginning one or two years after ordination.

Nearby words

  1. tersanctus,
  2. terse,
  3. tertial,
  4. tertian,
  5. tertian malaria,
  6. tertiary,
  7. tertiary alcohol,
  8. tertiary bursary,
  9. tertiary care,
  10. tertiary college

Origin of tertianship

First recorded in 1850–55; tertian + -ship
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Examples from the Web for tertianship

  • It is little enough, lasting only a few days compared with a whole year of the tertianship.

    The Priestly Vocation|Bishop Bernard Ward