tract

¹tract

noun, often capitalized \ˈtrakt\

Definition of TRACT

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

Origin of TRACT

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with TRACT

act, backed, bract, cracked, fact, packed, pact, stacked, tact, tracked