The North Carolina Senate is the upper house of the bicameral North Carolina General Assembly. It has 50 members. The Senate's prerogatives and powers are similar to those of the other house, the House of Representatives. Its members do, however, represent districts that are larger than those of their colleagues in the House.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  tincture(noun) a substances that colors metals. 2  trace, vestige, tincture, shadow(noun) an indication that something has been present. 3  shade, tint, tincture, tone(noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color.
syn: junction, juncture refer to a place, line, or point at which two or more things join. A junction is also a place where things come together: the junction of two rivers. A juncture is a line or point at which two bodies are joined, or a point of exigency or crisis in time: the juncture of the head and neck; a critical juncture in a struggle.