A set of three; originally in Hunting, used of hounds, hawks, foxes, hares, deer, etc.; hence gen.

A set or group of three; a ternion, a trio. Obsolete.

Any combination or set of three (persons, beings, things, principles, etc.) forming a unity, or closely connected; a trial, trio.

A group or set of three things or persons. spec. Cricket. A hit for which three runs are obtained.

A group or set of three (persons, things, words, attributes, etc.); three collectively or in connection.

A group of three; a triad.

A combination or group of three things, beings, or attributes; three things collectively; a triad, trio, triplet.

A set of three (things or persons); a triad.

A set of three persons or things; three of a kind. Obsolete.

A set or group of three; a triad; a trio.

The number three; a set of three, a triad.

transferred. A set of three; a trio. Obsolete.

figurative. A group or set of three, a triad. Esp. a love-relationship in which one member of a married couple is involved with a third party…

A set or series of three; a triad.

Less exactly, A group or set of three persons (rarely things) thought of together, but not necessarily associated in fact; a trio; esp. three…

= pair royal, n. (in various senses).

A group or set of three. of things or animals; in quot. 1777 a stanza of three lines; in Cricket, three runs.

figurative. A set of three closely united.

A threefold law, rule, or arrangement.

A group of three objects or persons; spec. (a later nickname for) a series of three campaign medals or medal ribbons (the 1914–15 Star, the War…