tierce

n 1: the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. [syn: {terce}]

2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

[syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {leash}, {troika},

{triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion}, {triplet},

{tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

3: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains

approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

[syn: {one-third}, {third}]