tertian.

Forms: Also 1600s tercia.

Etymology: apparently an altered form of tercio n., due to obscurity of final vowel.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtertia.

Now Historical.

A division of infantry: see quot. 1870; a tercio n.; a regiment; also transferred.

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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > regiment > infantry regiment

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1631 B. Jonson New Inne iii. i. 6 'Twill be desired Only, the'expressions were a little more Spanish:..To call 'hem Tertias. Tertia of the kitchin, The Tertia of the cellar, Tertia of the chamber, And Tertia of the stables.

1644 R. Symonds Diary (1859) 159 When the King's army was in Cornwall, the infantry was divided into three Tertias, and every tertia should consist of three brigades.

1645 R. Symonds Diary (1859) 167 Lord Astleys Tertia of foot made the approaches.

1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada ii. i. i. 75 That tertia of Italians did you guide..?

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 186 A Protestant..I was a man of action, and had more experience than all the Dons in our tertia put together, yet, when in garrison, it was expected I should go to mass with the regiment.

1870 C. R. Markham Life Ld. Fairfax vii. 61 A foot regiment was..formed in solid square battalions ten deep, called tertias, the pikes in the centre, and the musketeers on either flank.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	tertia
释义	tertian. Forms: Also 1600s tercia. Etymology: apparently an altered form of tercio n., due to obscurity of final vowel.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtertia. Now Historical. A division of infantry: see quot. 1870; a tercio n.; a regiment; also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > regiment > infantry regiment tierce1577 tercio1583 tertia1631 prikaz1662 pultan1800 1631 B. Jonson New Inne iii. i. 6 'Twill be desired Only, the'expressions were a little more Spanish:..To call 'hem Tertias. Tertia of the kitchin, The Tertia of the cellar, Tertia of the chamber, And Tertia of the stables. 1644 R. Symonds Diary (1859) 159 When the King's army was in Cornwall, the infantry was divided into three Tertias, and every tertia should consist of three brigades. 1645 R. Symonds Diary (1859) 167 Lord Astleys Tertia of foot made the approaches. 1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada ii. i. i. 75 That tertia of Italians did you guide..? 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 186 A Protestant..I was a man of action, and had more experience than all the Dons in our tertia put together, yet, when in garrison, it was expected I should go to mass with the regiment. 1870 C. R. Markham Life Ld. Fairfax vii. 61 A foot regiment was..formed in solid square battalions ten deep, called tertias, the pikes in the centre, and the musketeers on either flank. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1631
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