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tercio

noun
ter·​cio | \ ˈtersēˌō\
variants: or tercia \ -​ēə \
plural -s

Definition of tercio

: a Spanish or Italian infantry regiment of the 16th and 17th centuries

History and Etymology for tercio

Spanish tercio, from tercio third (adjective), from Latin tertius

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