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English
Noun
tercian (plural tercians)
- Alternative spelling of tertian (“An English measure of capacity for liquids”)
1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, page 205:Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons.
Synonyms
Anagrams
- tacrine, nacrite, certain, tricane, Cretian, ant rice, anticer, crinate, Rectina, ceratin, citrean, Catrine, Certain, cantier, creatin
Spanish
Verb
tercian
- third-person plural present indicative of terciar