tierce

A noun referring to the third canonical hour of the Divine Office, observed around 9 a.m., or a term for the number three or one of three equal parts.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la tercera hora canónica del oficio divino, celebrada alrededor de las nueve de la mañana, o un término para referirse al número tres o a una de tres partes iguales.

1. Canonical hour C2 formal

   The third of the canonical hours in the Christian liturgical day, traditionally observed around 9 a.m.

   • The monks gathered for the service of tierce.
   • Tierce is recited after Prime and before Sext.
   • The bell rang to announce the hour of tierce.

   🇪🇸Hora canónica de tercia

   Sinónimos: terce

2. Number three C1 formal

   The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one; three.

   • In some old texts, tierce is used to denote the number three.
   • The dice showed a tierce, meaning three pips.
   • He counted to tierce before starting the race.

   🇪🇸El número tres

3. One third C1 formal

   One of three equal parts of a divisible whole; a third.

   • She inherited a tierce of the estate.
   • The recipe calls for a tierce of a cup of sugar.
   • They divided the land into three tierces.

   🇪🇸Tercio (tercera parte)

   Sinónimos: one-thirdthird