n.
Pronunciation: ' tir
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French tire rank, from Old French ― more at ATTIRE
Date: 1569
1 a : a row, rank, or layer of articles especially : one of two or more rows, levels, or ranks arranged one above another b : a group of political or geographic divisions that form a row across the map <the southern tier of states>
2 : CLASS , CATEGORY