Latin name Publius Terentius Afer. ?190–159 bc, Roman comic dramatist. His six comedies, Andria, Hecyra, Heauton Timoroumenos, Eunuchus, Phormio, and Adelphoe, are based on Greek originals by Menander
Terence in American English1
(ˈtɛrəns)
noun
a masculine name: dim. Terry
Word origin
L Terentius, name of a Roman gens
Terence in American English2
(ˈtɛrəns)
(L. name Publius Terentius Afer) 195?-159? b.c.; Rom. writer of comedies