Tierce - Definition
tierce
n 1: the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. [syn: terce,
tierce]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce,
leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary,
ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-
ace]
3: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains
approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" [syn:
one-third, third, tierce]