n.
Pronunciation: tr ē - ' äzh, ' tr ē - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: French, sorting, sifting, from trier to sort, from Old French ― more at TRY
Date: 1918
1 a : the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients and especially battle and disaster victims according to a system of priorities designed to maximize the number of survivors b : the sorting of patients (as in an emergency room) according to the urgency of their need for care
2 : the assigning of priority order to projects on the basis of where funds and other resources can be best used, are most needed, or are most likely to achieve success
– triage transitive verb