terciotertion.

/ˈtəːsɪəʊ/

/ˈtəːʃɪəʊ/

Forms: See also tertia n.

Etymology: < Spanish tercio (Minsheu), obsolete Italian tertio (Florio), modern Italian terzo, Portuguese terço a regiment < Latin tertium a third.

1. originally. A regiment of the Spanish infantry of the 16–17th centuries; applied also to the Italian forces of that period; hence, a body of foot forming a main division of an army. Subsequently used of Spanish units in modern times.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > regiment > infantry regiment

tierce1577

tercio1583

tertia1631

prikaz1662

pultan1800

1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries ii. 65 Hee..sent thether Sardigne his Regiment or Tertio, with the Maister of his Campe, and three Ensignes of the Regiment or Tertio of Lombardes.

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 10 b A Tercio is not to bee holden for compleate of anie smaller number than of 3000. soldiers.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 15 The Campe is deuided into sundry Tertios or Regiments.

1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. i. 161 The Colonell of a Foot-Regiment..amongst the old Romans..commanded a Tertio or Regiment.

1904 Edinb. Rev. July 116 The deep formation in solid squares—that of the renowned tercios—was still dominant.

1938 ‘C. S. Forester’ Ship of Line xvii. 236 I am Colonel Juan Claros, of the third tercio of Catalan migueletes... That is to say a thousand men.

1957 P. Kemp Mine were of Trouble ii. 19 A Tercio in the sixteenth century was a Regiment of Spanish infantry. The Spanish Foreign Legion is also called El Tercio... But the Requetés in the Civil War also organized their fighting units into tercios, each approximately of battalion strength.

1965 C. D. Eby Siege of Alcázar i. 14 The crack Tercios of the Foreign Legion.

2. Bullfighting.

a. One of the three parts of a bullfight.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > stages of bullfight

suerte1838

lidia1893

faena1927

moment of truth1932

tercio1932

1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon 331 The bullfight is divided into three parts, the tercio de varas, that of the pic, tercio de banderillas, and tercio del muerte or third of death.

1962 J. Stewart tr. J. Cousseau Death of Miss Cunningham 136 The final tercio was about to be sounded.

1967 J. McCormick & M. S. Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado i. 20 The luring of the bull,..and the ritual staining of the garments of the bridegroom with the bull's blood..aid us in comprehending both the origin of the tercio of the banderillas, and our response to that tercio.

b. Each of the three concentric circles into which a bullring is technically divided.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > arena > part of

barrera1924

querencia1932

tercio1932

1932 R. Campbell Taurine Provence iii. 68 The arena is divided into three areas—tablas, tercios, and medios. It is in the tercios, which extend from a third of the way to the centre until quite near the central area, that the bull is the best to deal with.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	tercio
释义	terciotertion. /ˈtəːsɪəʊ//ˈtəːʃɪəʊ/ Forms: See also tertia n. Etymology: < Spanish tercio (Minsheu), obsolete Italian tertio (Florio), modern Italian terzo, Portuguese terço a regiment < Latin tertium a third. 1. originally. A regiment of the Spanish infantry of the 16–17th centuries; applied also to the Italian forces of that period; hence, a body of foot forming a main division of an army. Subsequently used of Spanish units in modern times. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > regiment > infantry regiment tierce1577 tercio1583 tertia1631 prikaz1662 pultan1800 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries ii. 65 Hee..sent thether Sardigne his Regiment or Tertio, with the Maister of his Campe, and three Ensignes of the Regiment or Tertio of Lombardes. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 10 b A Tercio is not to bee holden for compleate of anie smaller number than of 3000. soldiers. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 15 The Campe is deuided into sundry Tertios or Regiments. 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. i. 161 The Colonell of a Foot-Regiment..amongst the old Romans..commanded a Tertio or Regiment. 1904 Edinb. Rev. July 116 The deep formation in solid squares—that of the renowned tercios—was still dominant. 1938 ‘C. S. Forester’ Ship of Line xvii. 236 I am Colonel Juan Claros, of the third tercio of Catalan migueletes... That is to say a thousand men. 1957 P. Kemp Mine were of Trouble ii. 19 A Tercio in the sixteenth century was a Regiment of Spanish infantry. The Spanish Foreign Legion is also called El Tercio... But the Requetés in the Civil War also organized their fighting units into tercios, each approximately of battalion strength. 1965 C. D. Eby Siege of Alcázar i. 14 The crack Tercios of the Foreign Legion. 2. Bullfighting. a. One of the three parts of a bullfight. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > stages of bullfight suerte1838 lidia1893 faena1927 moment of truth1932 tercio1932 1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon 331 The bullfight is divided into three parts, the tercio de varas, that of the pic, tercio de banderillas, and tercio del muerte or third of death. 1962 J. Stewart tr. J. Cousseau Death of Miss Cunningham 136 The final tercio was about to be sounded. 1967 J. McCormick & M. S. Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado i. 20 The luring of the bull,..and the ritual staining of the garments of the bridegroom with the bull's blood..aid us in comprehending both the origin of the tercio of the banderillas, and our response to that tercio. b. Each of the three concentric circles into which a bullring is technically divided. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > arena > part of barrera1924 querencia1932 tercio1932 1932 R. Campbell Taurine Provence iii. 68 The arena is divided into three areas—tablas, tercios, and medios. It is in the tercios, which extend from a third of the way to the centre until quite near the central area, that the bull is the best to deal with. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1583
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