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terces

terces is the plural of terce.

Meaning of terce

Noun

terce (countable and uncountable, plural terces)

  1. (historical) The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
  2. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The service appointed for this hour.
  3. (Scots law) A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.

Questions about terces

What is terces the plural of?
Terces is the plural of terce.

Words near terces in the dictionary

  1. Terceristas
  2. Tercero
  3. terceroon
  4. terceroons
  5. Terceros
  6. terces
  7. tercet
  8. tercets
  9. terchebin
  10. terchebulin
  11. terchlorethylene

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