Terce

Word TERCE
Character 5
Hyphenation terce
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Terce"

What do we mean by terce?

The third of the seven canonical hours. No longer in liturgical use. noun

The time of day appointed for this service, usually the third hour after sunrise. noun

A third; a third part. noun

Same as tierce, 3. noun

In Scots law, a right corresponding to dower in English law; a real right whereby a widow who has not accepted any special provision is entitled to a life-rent of one third of the heritage in which her husband died infeft, provided the marriage has endured for a year and a day, or has produced a living child. No widow is entitled to her terce until she is regularly kenned to it. See ken, transitive verb, 5. noun

In the Roman Catholic and Greek churches, and in religious houses, and as a devotional office in the Anglican Church, the office of the third hour: originally and properly said half-way between sunrise and noon. See canonical hours, under canonical. noun

See tierce. noun

The third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. noun

The third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. noun

The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).

The service appointed for this hour.

A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.

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The word "terce" in example sentences

Since the site is not sheltered the bottom terce could cause mixing. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Since the site is highly sheltered the top three terce could seem calm. the top 9 decile could be calm. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As an alternate exercise, estimate the median windspeed in the “calm” reanalysis terce and the “windy” reanalysis terce for Phoenix and see how little difference exists. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Of the days with winds in the NCAR first terce less than or equal to 2.2 mps, only 45% of them were in the first terce of the actual station winds. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As an exercise, take a pencil and divide the dots into thirds along the x-axis and then the y-axis, with 1/3 of the dots being in the “calm” terce, 1/3 in the “normal” terce and 1/3 in the “windy” terce. ❋ Unknown (2007)

While this is higher than terce 2 (39%) or terce 3 (35%), the difference is not statistically significant. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The 95% confidence intervals are terce 1, 37% – 52%; terce 2, 33% – 45%; terce 3, 30% – 41%. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Let everie sound of a pitch keep still in reson-ance, jemcrow, jackdaw, prime and secund with their terce that whoe betwides them, now full theorbe, now dulcifair, and when we press of pedal (sof!) pick out and vowelise your name. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In the lower field a terce of lanciers, shaking unsheathed shafts, their arms crossed in sal-tire, embusked, sinople. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Munday (13) I sent a man to the maine in Gabriels boat and he brought vs aboord 8 barricoes of fresh water: the latitude of the said Morgiouets is sixtie eight degrees and a terce. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Saturday (22) was calme: the latitude this day at noone was 70 degrees and a terce, we sounded heere, and had nine and forty fadomes and oze, which oze signified that we drew towards Noua ❋ Unknown (2003)

“Matins and lauds in the middle of the night, prime before breakfast, then terce, chapter mass, study, and now high mass.” ❋ FOLLETT, Ken (1989)

Severinus explained to us that monks working in the scriptorium were exempted from the offices of terce, sext, and nones so they would not have to leave their work during the hours of daylight, and they stopped their activity only at sunset, for vespers. ❋ Eco, Umberto (1980)

That illustrious shade turned from him, and a crowd of impertinent goblins, who had been drolls and parasites in their lifetime, and were knocked on the head for their sauciness, came about my fellow-traveller, and made themselves very merry with questions about the words 'carte' and 'terce' and other terms of fencers. ❋ George A. Aitken (N/A)

It consists of three or four reeds of proportionate lengths to create two octaves, a _terce_ and a _quint_, with a small mouthpiece at the end of each. ❋ Thomas Forester (N/A)

The Apostles observed the Jewish custom of praying at midnight, terce, sext, none ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

During the singing of the psalms he reads the prayers of preparation for Mass and puts on the vestments for Mass as far as the stole, then vested in the cope he sings the prayer of terce, after which the cope is removed, and he puts on the rest of the vestments. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

While the psalms are being chanted, he reads the prayers of the preparation for Mass, during which his buskins and sandals are put on, and then he sings the prayer of terce. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The pope is received at the door by the cardinal-priest and the chapter, visits the Blessed Sacrament, and goes to the small throne for terce, where he receives the obedience of the cardinals, bishops, and abbots. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Blessed Sacrament, and then goes to the chapel, called the secretarium, where he assists at terce. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

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