te

noun

1. (obsolete)In solfège, the seventh note of a major scale (the note B in the fixed-do system): ti.
2. In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): ta.
3. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Т / т.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of transporter-erector.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of transposable element.

name

1. (Egyptian)The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
2. (alt-of, alternative, historical)Alternative form of De, a former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong.

   “The next year the reign style was changed to Chʻien-yüan 乾元 (February 13, 758-February 2, 759). Wang Chien 王暕,¹⁷⁸ the bogus Prefect of Te Prefecture 德州, Yü-wen Kʻuan 宇文寛, the bogus Prefect of Pei Prefecture 貝州,¹⁷⁹ and others all renewed their allegiance [to the Tʻang court].”