tertiate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ter"ti*ate transitive verb

Etymology

L. tertiatus, p.p. of tertiare to do for the third time, fr. tertius the third.

Definitions

1. To do or perform for the third time. Obs. & R. Johnson.
2. (Gun.) To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its strength.