Tier \Ti"er\, n.
One who, or that which, ties.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Tier \Tier\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of
Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziar[=i] ornament, G. zier, AS.
t[=i]r glory, ti['e]r row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer to
draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Attire, v. t., Tire a
headdress, but also Tirade.]
A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one
above, or higher than, another; as, a tier of seats in a
theater.
Tiers of a cable, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a
cable, laid one within another when coiled.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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