Main Entry: ¹tract

Pronunciation: \ˈtrakt\

Function: noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Middle English tracte, from Medieval Latin tractus, from Latin, action of drawing, extension; perhaps from its being sung without a break by one voice

Date: 14th century

: verses of Scripture (as from the Psalms) used between the gradual and the Gospel at some masses (as during penitential seasons)