First Known Use: 15th century
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noun \ˈtirs\
Definition of TIERCE
1
obsolete : third 2
2
: a sequence of three playing cards of the same suit
Origin of TIERCE
Middle English terce, tierce, from Anglo-French, from feminine of terz, adjective, third, from Latin tertius — more at third
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