Trey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A nickname for someone who is the third person in the family sharing his father's name.
  2. A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.
noun
  1. A playing card or die with the rank of three.
  2. A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes.
  3. A three-pointer.
  4. A three penny coin; a thrippence.
  5. The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III.
  6. The third branch of a deer's antler.

Pronunciation

/tɹeɪ/ trā en-us-tray.ogg

Word forms

Trey treys

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English trey, from Anglo-Norman trei or treis, from Old French treis (“three”). Doublet of three and tres.

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