TERTIANSHIP


Meaning of TERTIANSHIP in English

/terr"sheuhn ship'/ , n.

(in the Jesuit order) a period of strict discipline before the taking of final vows, beginning one or two years after ordination.

[ 1850-55; TERTIAN + -SHIP ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .