Tertiaries

Tertiaries
Tertiary Ter"ti*a*ry, n.; pl. {Tertiaries}. 1. (R. C. Ch.) A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as, the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. See {Third Order}, under {Third}. --Addis & Arnold. [1913 Webster]

2. (Geol.) The Tertiary era, period, or formation. [1913 Webster]

3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the quill feathers which are borne upon the basal joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of {Bird}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Tertiaries — • Known as Third Orders , those persons who live according to the Third Rule of religious orders, either outside of a monastery in the world, or in a religious community Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tertiaries     Tertiari …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Tertiaries — may mean either: associations of lay Christians connected with the mendicant and other religious Orders, i.e. Third orders a bird s hand i.e. remiges. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • tertiaries — n. short flight feather close to a bird s body on the edge of the wingter·ti·ar·y || tÉœrʃɪerɪ / tɜːʃərɪ adj. third (in order, rank, etc.); of or pertaining to the short flight feathers on a bird s wingter·ti·ar·y || tÉœrʃɪerɪ /… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Dominican tertiaries — Dominican Do*min i*can, prop. a. [NL. Dominicanus, fr. Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain.] Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religious communities named from him. [1913 Webster] {Dominican nuns}, an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Franciscan Tertiaries — Franciscan Fran*cis can, a. [LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F. franciscain.] (R. C. Ch.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans. [1913 Webster] {Franciscan Brothers}, pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works, such as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • regular tertiaries. — See under tertiary (def. 5). * * * …   Universalium

  • secular tertiaries. — See under tertiary (def. 5). * * * …   Universalium

  • Franciscan Tertiaries —    Lay people who are attached to the Franciscan Order, but who live out in the world …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • regular tertiaries. — See under tertiary (def. 5) …   Useful english dictionary

  • secular tertiaries. — See under tertiary (def. 5) …   Useful english dictionary

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