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Synonyms of terce

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Another word for terce is underntide. Other synonyms of terce are undern, half undern, undermeal, undertide and undern-time.

Synonyms and similar words for terce

nounThe service appointed for this hour.

  • undernSynonym of terce: the third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
  • half undernSynonym of terce (“the third hour of daylight”).
  • undermealSynonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK, dialectal, obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
  • underntide
  • undertide obsoleteSynonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK dialect obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
  • undern-time obsoleteThe third hour of daylight (about 9 am); terce.
  • undern-song obsoleteSynonym of terce (“the service appointed for the third hour of daylight”).

Meaning of terce

  1. noun The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
  2. noun The service appointed for this hour.
  3. noun 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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Questions about synonyms of terce

What is another word for terce?
Terce has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as underntide, undern, half undern, undermeal, undertide, undern-time and undern-song.
What does terce mean?
Terce means the third hour of daylight (about 9 am).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: terce (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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