terce
IPA: tˈɝs
noun
- (historical) The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
- (chiefly Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy) The service appointed for this hour.
- (Scotland, law) 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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Examples of "terce" in Sentences
- The terce hour of the day is traditionally a time for prayer and reflection
- The old clock in the corner chimed for terce as the sun began its descent
- The monks gathered in the chapel for terce, their voices echoing through the stone walls
- The terce note in the melody added a haunting, ethereal quality to the music
- The terce table setting included a delicate floral centerpiece and elegant silverware
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