Tierce Definition

tîrs
noun
Webster's New World
An old unit of liquid measure, equal to13 pipe (42 gallons)
Webster's New World
The third position from which a parry or thrust can be made in fencing.
American Heritage
A third.
Webster's New World
A cask of this capacity, between a barrel and a hogshead in size.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tierce

Noun

Singular:
tierce
Plural:
tierces

Origin of Tierce

  • Middle English from Old French from feminine of tiers third from Latin tertius trei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French tierce.

    From Wiktionary

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