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‖ tertius|ˈtɜːʃɪəs|
[L. tertius third.]
Esp. in some public schools, appended to a surname to designate the youngest (in age or standing) of three persons, esp. pupils, of that name. Cf. major A. 7 c, minor A. 7 b, primus A. 2, secundus.
1818Blackw. Mag. II. 424/2 Nicol Jarvie, tertius, M.D. 1870Mod. (At Mill Hill School this year there were) Smith Major, Minor, and Tertius. 1899Kipling Stalky vi. 175 The Head called them over, too—majors, minors, and tertiuses. |