terce.

The traditional prayer office associated with the third hour of daylight, conventionally around nine in the morning.

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Words that belong together

• the office of Terce
• attend Terce

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The bell for Terce reached the workshop before the steward’s messenger.

She placed the meeting after Terce to avoid interrupting the office.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Usually an office name; plural terces for separate observances. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.