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)