terceroon

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• terceroon — (n.) offspring of a white and a mulatto, 1760, from Sp. *terceron, from tercero a third (person), from tercio third, from L. tertius a third, from root of tres three (see THREE (Cf. three)). So called from being third in descent from a Negro …   Etymology dictionary

• tiercet — var. of TERCET. * * * variant of tercet * * * tierceroon, tiercet var. terceroon, tercet …   Useful english dictionary

• tierceroon — tierceroon, tiercet var. terceroon, tercet …   Useful english dictionary