tierce

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈtirs 

1

: a sequence of three playing cards of the same suit

2

obsolete : third sense 1

tierce

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈtirs 

less common variant of terce

: the third of the canonical hours

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English terce, tierce, from Anglo-French, from feminine of terz, adjective, third, from Latin tertius — more at third entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2