tierce (
http://definr.com/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]