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Dutch cabinet, 1956 to 1958
The Third Drees cabinet, also called the Fourth Drees cabinet, was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 13 October 1956 until 22 December
Third_Drees_cabinet
Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1958
election, Drees became Prime Minister of the Drees–Van Schaik cabinet. The Drees-Van Schaik cabinet fell on 24 January 1951 and after a short cabinet formation
Willem_Drees
Dutch cabinet, 1952 to 1956
The Second Drees cabinet, also called the Third Drees cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 2 September 1952 until 13 October 1956
Second_Drees_cabinet
Period of Dutch politics, c. 1945 to 1958
1958, the Third Drees cabinet fell after a crisis arose between PvdA and KVP regarding a proposed tax increase. The Third Drees Cabinet was succeeded
Roman/Red
Topics referred to by the same term
Drees cabinet may refer to: Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet, a Dutch cabinet (1945–1946) First Drees cabinet, a Dutch cabinet (1951–1952) Second Drees cabinet
Drees_cabinet
Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1965 to 1966
Drees cabinet, taking office on 2 September 1952. After the 1956 general election, Cals retained his position in the third Drees cabinet. The third Drees
Jo_Cals
Dutch cabinet (1945–1946)
The Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 25 June 1945 until 3 July 1946. The cabinet was primarily formed by the Roman Catholic
Schermerhorn–Drees_cabinet
The cabinet of the Netherlands has had female members since 1953. Anna de Waal served as the first female cabinet member as State Secretary for Education
List of female cabinet members of the Netherlands
List_of_female_cabinet_members_of_the_Netherlands
resigned on 12 May 1945. On 25 June this resulted in the Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet. Because the formation took place shortly after the liberation from
May–June 1945 Dutch cabinet formation
May–June_1945_Dutch_cabinet_formation
Dutch cabinet, 1958 to 1959
Historical Union (CHU) after the fall of the previous Third Drees cabinet. The caretaker cabinet was a centre-right coalition and had a slim majority in
Second_Beel_cabinet
Dutch politician (1922–1998)
"Wim" Drees Jr. (24 December 1922 – 5 September 1998) was a Dutch politician of the Democratic Socialists '70 (DS'70) party and economist. Drees worked
Willem_Drees_Jr.
results below. Most voted-for party by municipality Cabinet before Cabinet after Second Drees cabinet PvdA–KVP–ARP–CHU Third Drees cabinet PvdA–KVP–ARP–CHU
1956_Dutch_general_election
Dutch military commander (1919–1987)
was submitted to ministers Donker (Justice) and Staf (War) of the third Drees cabinet in 1954. Van Rij and Stam concluded, among other things, "Both the
Raymond_Westerling
Topics referred to by the same term
government under Willem Drees (1951–1952) Second Drees cabinet, the Dutch government under Willem Drees (1952–1956) Third Drees cabinet, the Dutch government
Labour_government
Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946–1948; 1958–1959)
unity Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet. After the 1946 general election Beel was asked to lead a new cabinet and following a successful cabinet formation with Labour
Louis_Beel
Formation of the Drees–Van Schaik cabinet
A cabinet formation took place in Netherlands after the general election of 7 July 1948. On 7 August this led to the formation of the Drees-Van Schaik
1948_Dutch_cabinet_formation
Dutch government cabinet, 1982 to 1986
181 days. (in Dutch) Willem Drees gekozen tot ‘Dé premier na WO II’, Geschiedenis24.nl, 15 January 2006 (in Dutch) NRC-enquête: Drees en Lubbers beste premiers
First_Lubbers_cabinet
Government official in the Netherlands
Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees I". DreesI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees II". DreesII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees III". DreesIII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Beel
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_Netherlands
Centrist political position
The Third Way is a predominantly centrist political position that attempts to reconcile centre-right and centre-left politics by synthesising a combination
Third_Way
Beel cabinet 1958-1959 (after the fall of Second Drees cabinet) Zijlstra cabinet 1966-1967 (after the fall of Cals cabinet) Second Biesheuvel cabinet 1972-1973
Rump_cabinet
Dutch social democratic political party
group, a group of older, centrist party members, led by Willem Drees' son, Willem Drees Jr., founded the New Right. They split in 1970, after it was clear
Labour_Party_(Netherlands)
Dutch jurist and politician
who died in office in February 1956, as Minister of Justice in the Third Drees cabinet. During the 8 months he was in office, he managed to establish a
Julius_Christiaan_van_Oven
Dutch politician and diplomat (1897–1979)
taking office on 7 August 1948. The Cabinet Drees–Van Schaik fell on 24 January 1951 and was replaced by the Cabinet Drees I with Stikker continuing as Minister
Dirk_Stikker
Kabinet-Schermerhorn-Drees Rijksoverheid Kabinet-Beel I Rijksoverheid Kabinet-Drees-Van Schaik Rijksoverheid Kabinet-Drees I Rijksoverheid Kabinet-Drees II Rijksoverheid
Minister without portfolio (Netherlands)
Minister_without_portfolio_(Netherlands)
Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 to 2010
2005) (in Dutch) Willem Drees gekozen tot ‘Dé premier na WO II’, Geschiedenis24.nl, 15 January 2006 (in Dutch) NRC-enquête: Drees en Lubbers beste premiers
Jan_Peter_Balkenende
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951
one third of the posts in the coalition government. Attlee and Greenwood played a vital role in supporting Churchill during a series of War Cabinet debates
Clement_Attlee
Dutch politician (1902–1989)
continued as Minister of Finance in the Cabinet Drees–Van Schaik, taking office on 7 August 1948. The Cabinet Drees-Van Schaik fell on 24 January 1951 and
Piet_Lieftinck
Political ideology of Tony Blair
Australia and the first black woman to serve in the Cabinet Hilary Armstrong – former Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chief Whip Hazel Blears – former Secretary
Blairism
Arrangement in a multi-party parliamentary system
several cabinets which can be described as grand coalitions. The Roman/Red coalitions of the 1940s and 1950s under Prime Minister Willem Drees were composed
Grand_coalition
Dutch government-in-exile (February–June 1945)
The Third Gerbrandy cabinet, also called the Fourth London cabinet, was the Dutch government-in-exile from 23 February 1945 until 25 June 1945. The cabinet
Third_Gerbrandy_cabinet
Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002
Ruud Lubbers of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), forming the third Lubbers cabinet. Kok became deputy prime minister and minister of finance, taking
Wim_Kok
Cabinet of the Netherlands, 1986 to 1989
The second Lubbers cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 14 July 1986 until 7 November 1989. The cabinet was a continuation of
Second_Lubbers_cabinet
Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994
2018. (in Dutch) Willem Drees gekozen tot ‘Dé premier na WO II’, Geschiedenis24.nl, 15 January 2006 (in Dutch) NRC-enquête: Drees en Lubbers beste premiers
Ruud_Lubbers
Political party in the Netherlands
dominant force in all cabinets, and every prime minister during this time was a party member. In 1958 the fourth Drees cabinet fell and Louis Beel formed
Catholic_People's_Party
Dutch politician (1877–1957)
parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Willem Drees. The second De Geer cabinet fell on 26 August 1940 after a conflict between Queen Wilhelmina
Willem_Albarda
British Labour Party ideology
becoming prime minister. Both Gaitskell and Bevan took positions in the Cabinet, Gaitskell as Minister of Fuel and Power and Bevan as Minister of Health
Gaitskellism
Political party in India
Rampur former cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh and former Member of Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. Janeshwar Mishra, former cabinet minister, Government
Samajwadi_Party
Set length of time a person serves in an elected position
Netherlands ended up with consequent cabinets by: 4x Willem Drees (Drees-Van Schaik I '48, Drees I '51, Drees II '52 - Drees III '56) 3x Dries van Agt (Van
Term_of_office
1949. After the resignation of the Adil Cabinet on 19 December 1948, the prime minister of Netherlands, Willem Drees, held a visitation to Indonesia. The
First_Djumhana_Cabinet
Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 to 1977
2008. (in Dutch) Willem Drees gekozen tot 'Dé premier na WO II', Geschiedenis24.nl, 15 January 2006. (in Dutch) NRC-enquête: Drees en Lubbers beste premiers
Joop_den_Uyl
Former political party in the Netherlands
municipal government of Amsterdam. Several famous SDAP politicians, like Willem Drees had first built up a reputation in municipal government through initiating
Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands)
Social_Democratic_Workers'_Party_(Netherlands)
van der Linden (1913–1918) Hendrikus Colijn (1925–1926; 1933–1939) Willem Drees (1948–1958) Piet de Jong (1967–1971) Ruud Lubbers (1982–1994) Wim Kok (1994–2002)
Politics_of_the_Netherlands
President of Germany from 1919 to 1925
the SPD led by Ebert on 7 November demanded a more powerful voice in the cabinet, an extension of parliamentarism to Prussia and the renunciation of the
Friedrich_Ebert
Dutch politician
July 1956. Following the cabinet formation of 1956 Suurhof continued as Minister of Social Affairs and Health in the Cabinet Drees III, taking office on
Ko_Suurhoff
Political ideology of Gordon Brown
Ideology Brownism New Labour Third Way Elections 2007 (Party leadership) 2010 (General) Post-election events Shadow Cabinet elections 1987 1988 1989 1990
Brownism
French politician (1872–1950)
by Herriot, but as before would not enter the cabinet. Instead he proposed a set of demands for cabinet participation that he knew were too left-wing
Léon_Blum
Prime Minister of Australia since 2022
the seat of Grayndler in New South Wales. He was appointed to the shadow cabinet in 2001 by Simon Crean. After Labor's victory in the 2007 election, Albanese
Anthony_Albanese
Political party in India
Maran resigns from Cabinet". BusinessLine. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2024. "Dayanidhi Maran resigns from Union Cabinet". The Times of India
Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam
Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2025-12-26. "Willem Drees Dies at 101; Postwar Dutch Leader". 1988-05-19. Archived from the original
List of longest-living state leaders
List_of_longest-living_state_leaders
Centre-left political party in Germany
"Bundeskanzlerin und Bundeskabinett vereidigt" [Federal Chancellor and cabinet sworn in] (in German). Deutscher Bundestag. Schlee, Maxime (14 March 2018)
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany
vote of 444 to 94. This critical measure empowered the chancellor and his cabinet to enact legislation, including laws deviating from or altering the constitution
List of Reichstag deputies in the Third Reich (1st electoral term)
List_of_Reichstag_deputies_in_the_Third_Reich_(1st_electoral_term)
British order of chivalry established in 1818
Katharine, Duchess of Kent The GCMG set of former Dutch Prime Minister Willem Drees Miniature of the order KCMG breast star List of people who have declined
Order of St Michael and St George
Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
Italian centre-left political party
the centre-left coalition came third. The party was returned to government in September 2019 with the Conte II Cabinet, as junior partner of the Five
Democratic_Party_(Italy)
Political party in India
cases against Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar asked Yadav to resign from the cabinet, which was refused by RJD. In order to protect his clean image towards
Rashtriya_Janata_Dal
British politician (born 1949)
2016, based on 10 days of coverage around the time of multiple shadow cabinet resignations, found "marked and persistent imbalance" in favour of sources
Jeremy_Corbyn
Dutch cabinet, a dispute about the annexation question arose. Van Kleffens promoted territorial expansion, while Minister of Social Affairs Willem Drees (later
Dutch annexation of German territory after the Second World War
Dutch_annexation_of_German_territory_after_the_Second_World_War
Left-wing international organization
Observatory. The Cabinet serves as the main executive organ responsible for development, planning, and staffing decisions. The Cabinet draws its membership
Progressive_International
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1924; 1929–1935)
Exchequer. He took the foreign office himself. Besides himself, ten other cabinet members came from working-class origins, a dramatic breakthrough in British
Ramsay_MacDonald
new coalition led by Labor's Willem Drees. He led four successive cabinets Drees I, Drees II, Drees III and Drees IV until 1958. His tenure in office
History of the Netherlands (1900–present)
History_of_the_Netherlands_(1900–present)
Prime Minister of Sweden (1969–76; 1982–86)
[citation needed] In 1963, he became a member of the Cabinet as minister without portfolio in the Cabinet Office, and retained his duties as a close political
Olof_Palme
Brazilian political and social movement
Brown Callaghan Cárdenas Clark Craxi Crosland Curtin Daszyński Douglas Drees Ebert Ecevit Engels Erlander Fraser Gaitskell Gandhi Gerhardsen González
Free_Lula_movement
Prime Minister of Japan from 1947 to 1948
the 1947 election, Katayama became prime minister, heading a coalition cabinet with members of the Democratic Party and National Cooperative Party. With
Tetsu_Katayama
Political party in Finland
representative, who commanded the Vanhanen I Cabinet. In the 2007 Finnish parliamentary election, the SDP gained the third-most votes. The chairman of the then-largest
Social Democratic Party of Finland
Social_Democratic_Party_of_Finland
1979 film directed by Allan Arkush
Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2025. Drees, Rich (July 31, 2008). "Stern Picks Writer For ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL
Rock_'n'_Roll_High_School
Hungarian politician (1889–1976)
served as Minister of State in the third cabinet of Imre Nagy. Following the Soviet attack and the arrest of the cabinet members on 4 November, the final
Anna_Kéthly
Theme and branding of the British Labour Party adopted by the party in 2012
and equal opportunity. Third Way social democratic theorist and Labour Party member Anthony Giddens has said that the Third Way rejects the traditional
One_Nation_Labour
Political ideology within the socialist movement
in favour of the Third Way have been accused of endorsing capitalism, including anti-Third Way social democrats who have accused Third Way proponents such
Social_democracy
Political alliance between socialists or social democrats and greens or agrarians
as the Löfven II Cabinet and 9 July 2021 as the Löfven III Cabinet, before being replaced on 30 November 2021 by the Andersson Cabinet, formed by the Social
Red–green_alliance
passed for the position of minister of finance in the Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet, and continued serving in finance where he climbed the ranks to become
Arnold_Jan_d'Ailly
President of Venezuela, 1945–48 and 1959–64
through most of its modern history – a risky proposition. "Betancourt's third, and longest, period of exile was a time of enormous frustration. In the
Rómulo_Betancourt
Swedish politician (1860–1925)
the age of 64 on 24 February 1925, four months after being sworn in for a third term as prime minister following the SAP's victory in the 1924 general election
Hjalmar_Branting
1914 film by Giovanni Pastrone
1915. p. 16. Retrieved 3 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia. Drees, Rich (2006), “Italian Silent Classic Cabiria Restored” @ FilmBuffOnline
Cabiria
Hungarian politician and leader of the 1956 revolution (1896–1958)
the Italian Front in August 1915, where he was wounded in his leg at the Third Battle of the Isonzo. After convalescing in a field hospital, he was trained
Imre_Nagy
Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969
Riksdag member Ulla Wohlin, who would serve in Erlander's third cabinet as Sweden's third female cabinet minister. Kock left the post in 1949, and the office
Tage_Erlander
British politician (1902–1982)
supported the appeasement of Nazi Germany in 1938 to 1939. Entering the Cabinet in 1941, he served as President of the Board of Education (1941–1945) and
Rab_Butler
Political party in Japan
between January and November 1996 (First Hashimoto Cabinet) and from 2009 to 2010 (Yukio Hatoyama Cabinet). In the 2019 Japanese House of Councillors election
Social Democratic Party (Japan)
Social_Democratic_Party_(Japan)
started a series of Roman/Red cabinets formed by the KVP and PvdA, most of which were led by social democrat Willem Drees. The two main coalition partners
Christian democracy in the Netherlands
Christian_democracy_in_the_Netherlands
Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
Nehru's cabinet in 1956 as the finance minister of India. He held that position until 1963 when he along with other senior ministers in the Nehru cabinet resigned
Jawaharlal_Nehru
Centre-left political party in Portugal
coalition government with the Democratic and Social Center (CDS). This cabinet ended up being short-lived as CDS would break with the coalition in July
Socialist_Party_(Portugal)
Swedish political thought
Brandt Branting Brown Callaghan Cárdenas Clark Craxi Daszyński Douglas Drees Ebert Ecevit Erlander Fraser Gaitskell Gandhi Gerhardsen Gorbachev González
Folkhemmet
French Socialist leader (1859–1914)
Millerand, and the socialist's inclusion in the René Waldeck-Rousseau cabinet, though this led to an irredeemable split with the more revolutionary section
Jean_Jaurès
President of Chile from 1970 to 1973
during which he held various positions including senator, deputy, and cabinet minister. As a life-long committed member of the Socialist Party of Chile
Salvador_Allende
Views and voting record of the British politician
appointed a Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention into his Shadow Cabinet and Teresa Pearce stepped down after the May 2017 local elections and this
Political positions of Jeremy Corbyn
Political_positions_of_Jeremy_Corbyn
Dutch politician (1886–1968)
responsibility towards members of the royal house, together with Willem Drees. In the same year, he co-authored a book on a new constitution. When Oud
Pieter_Oud
Political party in the United Kingdom
saw one of its top leaders Arthur Henderson, serve in the powerful war cabinet. After the war, the party focused on building a strong constituency-based
Labour_Party_(UK)
President of Mexico from 2018 to 2024
and shadow cabinet at the convention. After supporters proclaimed him as the "Legitimate President of Mexico", López Obrador created a "Cabinet of Denunciation"
Andrés_Manuel_López_Obrador
Jamaican centre-left political party
second time in her political career. On the following day, she assigned 20 cabinet ministers to various ministries, and eight state ministers. In the 2016
People's_National_Party
Political party in India
encouraged six Congress chief ministers (including himself) and six senior cabinet ministers to resign to take up party work. In 1964, Nehru died because
Indian_National_Congress
Chilean 1971–73 economic management project
Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile" (adapted excerpt). Cabinet magazine, no. 46 (Summer 2012). Lessons of Stafford Beer The CeberSyn heritage
Project_Cybersyn
Austrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990)
After the 1959 election, he became foreign minister in the coalition cabinet of Chancellor Julius Raab (ÖVP), a post he continued to hold under Raab's
Bruno_Kreisky
International left-wing anthem
Slovo, long-time SACP leader and minister of housing in Nelson Mandela's cabinet, in 1995, it has receded from public airing as the party has lost influence
The_Internationale
Youth wing of the Indian National Congress
became Minister of Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs in the Indian cabinet; N. D. Tiwari was the President from 1969 to 1971. Jitin Prasada was also
Indian_Youth_Congress
Influential 1942 document in the founding of the welfare state in the United Kingdom
rates for the poor (the "poverty trap"). On 16 November 1942 inside the Cabinet, Brendan Bracken agreed with Churchill to publish the Report as a Command
Beveridge_Report
Political ideology of Aneurin Bevan
were about three dozen, coalesced following Bevan's resignation from the Cabinet in 1951 when the health service started charging for previously free services
Bevanism
Hungarian political party
suffered the largest defeat since the 1990 parliamentary election, gaining third place and only 10% of the votes. After the obvious failure, Mesterházy and
Hungarian_Socialist_Party
Political philosophy in support of progress and reform
they duplicated the work of some cabinet ministries, suggesting that their duties be taken over by the Mexican cabinet to save funds and promote government
Progressivism
Weeks Lustron House - Barton County Historical Society, Great Bend, Kansas Drees House - 100 E 19th St., Hays, Kansas, listed on the NRHP in Ellis County
List_of_Lustron_houses
Political ideology advocating gradual change
French social theorist Andre Gorz criticized reformism by advocating a third alternative to reformism and social revolution that he called "non-reformist
Reformism
Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974
foreign minister and as the vice chancellor in Kurt Georg Kiesinger's cabinet, and became chancellor in 1969. As chancellor, he maintained West Germany's
Willy_Brandt
Taiwanese political party
replace Hsieh as premier. Hsieh and his cabinet resigned en masse on 24 January to make way for Su and his new cabinet. President Chen had offered the position
Democratic_Progressive_Party
THIRD DREES-CABINET
THIRD DREES-CABINET
Girl/Female
Biblical
Third.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Third
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the personal name Drew, a short form of Andrew.Danish, Dutch, and German : from a vernacular form of the personal name Andreas.
Boy/Male
Muslim
A Prophet's name.
Biblical
third
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Boy/Male
Danish, German, Norse
Son of Viking
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the personal name Drew.Danish, Dutch, and German : from a vernacular form of the personal name Andreas.
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Pashtun
A Prophet's Name; Lord of Fiery
Girl/Female
Biblical
Third.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Prophet Name
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Peasant; Farmer
Boy/Male
Indian
A prophets name, Fiery Lord
Boy/Male
Hindu
Shri
Biblical
third
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Treece.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Respective; Beautiful
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Creasy.
Male
Dutch
, man, warrior.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Welsh Rhys, REES means "ardor, heat of passion."
THIRD DREES-CABINET
THIRD DREES-CABINET
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Dean.Dutch : ethnic name for a Dane, Middle Dutch Deen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Wade, Old English Wada, from wadan ‘to go’. (Wada was the name of a legendary sea-giant.)English : topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Old English (ge)wæd (of cognate origin to 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Wade in Suffolk.Dutch and North German : occupational name or nickname from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German wade ‘garment’, ‘large net’.Jonathan Wade emigrated from Norfolk, England, to Medford, MA, in 1632. Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800–1878), born near Springfield, MA, was a prominent U.S. senator from OH during the Civil War.
Boy/Male
Indian
Light of gurus lotus feet
Boy/Male
Indian
The little conqueror
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Great or Little Horrocks in Greater Manchester, so named from the plural of the dialect term hurrock ‘heaped-up pile of loose stones or rubbish’ (of uncertain origin).
Girl/Female
Arabic
Sweet Water
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess Laxmi
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Cordell.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nagarjuna | நாகாரà¯à®œà¯à®¨à®¾
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Indian
Praiseworthy, Commendable, Friend
THIRD DREES-CABINET
THIRD DREES-CABINET
THIRD DREES-CABINET
THIRD DREES-CABINET
THIRD DREES-CABINET
n.
The third or middle finger; the third digit, or that which corresponds to it.
adv.
In the third place.
a.
Third.
n.
The sixtieth part of a second of time.
n.
A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as, the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. See Third Order, under Third.
n.
The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life.
a.
Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day.
v. t.
To make or effect (a way or course) through something; as, to thrid one's way through a wood.
v. t.
To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.
n.
The lesser third.
a.
One of three; third.
n.
A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl.
n.
The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.
v. i.
To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
v. i.
To arrange one's self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right, dress!
v. t.
To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.
n.
A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
n.
The third tone of the scale; the mediant.
n.
The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided.
a.
Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day.