terce

See also: tercé

English

Alternative forms

tierce

Etymology

From Latin tertia (“third; the third hour”)

Noun

terce (plural terces)

(historical) The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
(Roman Catholicism) The service appointed for this hour.

Synonyms

(hour): undern, half undern, undermeal, underntide, undertide (obsolete)
(service): undern-song (obsolete)

Hypernyms

(both senses): canonical hour
(service): liturgy of the hours

Translations

third hour of daylight

Dutch: terts (nl) m, f
French: tierce (fr) f

Old English: undern m, undernmæl, underntid, underntima
Walloon: tice (wa) m

Christian service during this hour

Dutch: terts (nl) m, f
French: tierce (fr) f

Old English: undernsang, underntid
Walloon: tice (wa) m

Anagrams

-crete, Crete, erect, recte

French

Verb

terce

first-person singular present indicative of tercer
third-person singular present indicative of tercer
first-person singular present subjunctive of tercer
first-person singular present subjunctive of tercer
second-person singular imperative of tercer

Anagrams

crête

Old French

Adjective

terce m (oblique and nominative feminine singular terce)

Alternative form of tiers

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