tertiusadj.

Brit.

/ˈtəːʃɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈtərʃ(i)əs/

Etymology: < Latin 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 adj. 2b, minor adj. 2b, primus adj., secundus adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > junior person > [adjective]

youngOE

youngerOE

puisne1565

minor1575

puny1579

junior1623

jun.1708

mi1791

Junr.1813

tertius1870

1818 Blackwood's Mag. 2 424/2 Nicol Jarvie, tertius, M.D.

1870 Mod. (At Mill Hill School this year there were) Smith Major, Minor, and Tertius.

1899 R. Kipling Stalky & Co. vi. 175 The Head called them over, too—majors, minors, and tertiuses.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tertius
释义	tertiusadj. Brit. /ˈtəːʃɪəs/, U.S. /ˈtərʃ(i)əs/ Etymology: < Latin 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 adj. 2b, minor adj. 2b, primus adj., secundus adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > junior person > [adjective] youngOE youngerOE puisne1565 minor1575 puny1579 junior1623 jun.1708 mi1791 Junr.1813 tertius1870 1818 Blackwood's Mag. 2 424/2 Nicol Jarvie, tertius, M.D. 1870 Mod. (At Mill Hill School this year there were) Smith Major, Minor, and Tertius. 1899 R. Kipling Stalky & Co. vi. 175 The Head called them over, too—majors, minors, and tertiuses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1818
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