Visual meaning of 'tierce'? - learn with images, example in daily life

noun

The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).

"The monks began their morning prayers at tierce. "

time religion

noun

The service appointed for this hour.

"The monks gathered in the chapel for tierce, the service scheduled for mid-morning. "

religion time service

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

noun

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

"After her husband's sudden death and with no will to provide for her, Mary relied on her tierce, receiving a lifetime income from one-third of the family's farmland. "

property law right family

noun

A third.

"The students were divided into three groups; my friend ended up in the tierce. "

number part

Visual illustration of tierce: A measure of capacity equal to a third of a pipe, or a cask or other vessel holding such a quantity; a cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which wine or salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment.

noun

A measure of capacity equal to a third of a pipe, or a cask or other vessel holding such a quantity; a cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which wine or salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment.

"The merchant ordered several tierces of salt beef to be loaded onto the ship for its voyage to the Caribbean. "

nautical business commerce

noun

The third tone of the scale. See mediant.

"The melody climbed confidently to the tierce, giving the simple tune a pleasant lift. "

music

noun

A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major.

""Holding the ace, king, and queen of hearts, he had a tierce-major and a very strong hand in the card game." "

game number entertainment

noun

The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.

"The fencing instructor demonstrated the tierce, explaining how the arm should be held steady and the sword pointed upward. "

position sport military weapon

noun

An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.

"The heraldic flag showed a golden lion on a blue field, with a red tierce covering the left side. "

heraldry title

$Visual illustration of tierce: One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. (Also known as a third.)$

noun

One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. (Also known as a third.)

"The precise timing system measured the event down to a tierce, ensuring accuracy in the experiment. "

time math unit number technical