tertiarius

Latin

Etymology

From tertius (“third”) +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ter.tiˈaː.ri.us/, [t̪ɛrt̪iˈäːriʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ter.t͡siˈa.ri.us/, [t̪ert̪͡s̪iˈäːrius]

Adjective

tertiārius (feminine tertiāria, neuter tertiārium); first/second-declension adjective

containing a third part
(Medieval Latin, Catholicism) of or pertaining to the third orders, that is, Catholic orders of secular laypeople, who do not take any monastic vows nor are ordained but who nonetheless live according to certain standards of piety

Declension

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Descendants

English: tertiary
Spanish: tercero
French: tertiaire

Noun

tertiārius m (genitive tertiāriī or tertiārī); second declension

(Medieval Latin, Catholicism) one who lives according to the principles of a third order

Declension

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References

“tertiarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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