ALL meanings of tierce
tierce
T t - noun tierce an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons. 1
- noun tierce a cask or vessel holding this quantity. 1
- noun tierce Also, terce. Ecclesiastical. the third of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the third hour of the day (or 9 a.m.). 1
- noun tierce Fencing. the third of eight defensive positions. 1
- noun tierce Piquet. a sequence of three cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, and queen (tierce major) or a king, queen, and jack (tierce minor) 1
- noun tierce Obsolete. a third or third part. 1
- noun tierce the third of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing 0
- noun tierce a sequence of three cards in the same suit 0
- noun tierce an obsolete measure of capacity equal to 42 wine gallons 0
- noun tierce a third 0
- abbreviation TIERCE terce 0
- noun tierce an old unit of liquid measure, equal to 1⁄3 pipe (42 gallons) 0
- noun tierce a cask of this capacity, between a barrel and a hogshead in size 0
- noun tierce the third defensive position, from which a lunge or parry can be made 0