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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TER-TENANT

n.The occupant of land.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TER-

TER- Ter-.

 

Defn: A combining form from L. ter signifying three times, thrice. See Tri-, 2.

 

TER-TENANT

TER-TENANT Ter "-ten `ant, n.

 

Defn: See Terre-tenant.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ter-

ter- ▶comb. form three; having three: tercentenary. ORIGIN from Latin ter ‘thrice. ’ usage: The combining-form prefix ter- is commonly replaced by tri-, as in tricentenary .

 

Oxford Dictionary

ter-

ter- |təː | ▶combining form three; having three: tercentenary. ORIGIN from Latin ter ‘thrice ’.usage: Ter- is commonly replaced by tri-, as in tricentenary .