tercian

English

Noun

tercian (plural tercians)

1. 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

• puncheon

Anagrams

• Certain, Cretian, ant rice, anticer, cantier, ceratin, certain, citrean, creatin, crinate, nacrite, tacrine

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Spanish

Verb

tercian

1. third-person plural present indicative of terciar