Definition of terce - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

religious time

Dated

third of the canonical hours in Christian liturgy

Dated

The monks gathered for terce at the third hour of daylight..

Scots law

Rare

widow's right to a third of husband's property

Rare

She claimed her terce after his passing.

dower

dowry

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Origin of terce

Latin, tertius (third)

Examples of terce in a sentence

They observed terce with solemn prayers.
The court granted her the terce promptly.
Her terce was essential for her financial stability.

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French:tierce, part de veuve, ...
German:Terz, Drittelanspruch, ...
Italian:terza, terzo, ...
Spanish:tercia, tercio, ...
Portuguese:terceira hora, terço, ...
Chinese:第三时辰祷告, 三分之一权利, ...
Japanese:テレセ, テース, ...
Arabic:ساعَة ثالِثَة, حق الثلث للأرملة, ...
Hebrew:תְּפִלַּת הַשָּׁעָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית, שְׁלִישׁ הָאַלְמָנָה, ...
Russian:терция, терс, ...
Ukrainian:третя година, третина, ...
Hindi:तीसरी प्रहर, तेर्स, ...
Bengali:তৃতীয় প্রহর, তৃতীয়াংশ, ...
Catalan:terç, ...
Czech:tercie, právo vdovy na třetinu manželova majetku, ...
Danish:tredje time, enkedel, ...
Dutch:terts, derdedeel, ...
Greek:τρίτη ώρα, δικαίωμα της χήρας, ...
Hungarian:terce, özvegyi jog a férj vagyonának egyharmadára, ...
Khmer:ម៉ោងសូត្រធម៌ទីបីក្នុងពិធីសាសនាគ្រិស្ត, សិទ្ធិស្ត្រីមេម៉ាយក្នុងច្បាប់ស្កុតលែនទទួលបានមួយភាគបីនៃទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិស្វាមី, ...
Korean:제삼시경, 테르스, ...
Persian:ساعت سوم, حق‌الثالث, ...
Polish:tercja, prawo do jednej trzeciej spadku, ...
Portuguese (BR):terço, direito ao terço, ...
Romanian:terță, drept de văduvă, ...
Swedish:tredje timmen, tredjedel, ...
Thai:เทิร์ซ, สิทธิในทรัพย์สินหนึ่งในสาม, ...
Turkish:üçüncü saat, terce, ...
Vietnamese:giờ thứ ba, quyền thừa kế một phần ba, ...

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