tierce vs trey

tierce

noun
  • A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major. 

  • A measure of capacity equal to a third of a pipe, or a cask or other vessel holding such a quantity; a cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which wine or salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment. 

  • An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag. 

  • The third tone of the scale. See mediant. 

  • Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service. 

  • The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height. 

trey

noun
  • A playing card or die with the rank of three. 

  • A three penny coin; a thrippence. 

  • The third branch of a deer's antler. 

  • A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes. 

  • The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III. 

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