tierce /tērs/

1. One-third of a pipe (of wine), approx 35 British or 42 US gallons
2. A cask or vessel of that capacity
3. A third (obsolete)
4. /tûrs/ a sequence of three cards of the same suit
5. A third (music)
6. The note two octaves and a third above a given note (music)
7. An organ stop producing such a note
8. A parrying position, or the corresponding thrust (fencing)
9. One of the hours of the Divine Office, terce

tiercé /tērˈsi/ adjective (Fr, divided into three parts; heraldry)

(of the surface of a shield) divided into three equal parts, each of a different metal or colour (also tierced)

(in horse-racing) a system of betting by which the first, second and third horses must be named in the right order, or a race for which this system obtains

tierˈceron /-sə-ron/ noun (architecture)

(in vaulting) a subordinate rib springing from the intersection of two other ribs

tierce de Picardie /tyersˈ də pē-kar-dēˈ/ noun (music)

A major third closing a piece otherwise in a minor key

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