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tertianship

[ tur-shuhn-ship ]
/ ˈtɜr ʃənˌʃɪp /

noun

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

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Origin of tertianship

First recorded in 1850–55; tertian + -ship

Words nearby tertianship

Tersanctus, terse, tertial, tertian, tertian malaria, tertianship, tertiary, tertiary alcohol, tertiary bursary, tertiary care, tertiary college
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Example sentences 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