quartern
quartern · quarterns
A quarter part; one fourthA quarter part; one fourth.
Meaning
2 senses(archaic)A quarter part; one fourth.
(archaic)A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds.
More definitions
- one of four equal parts
Origin
From Middle English quartern, quarteroun, quartroun, from Anglo-Norman quatroun (“quarterFrom Middle English quartern, quarteroun, quartroun, from Anglo-Norman quatroun (“quarter of a hundred”), from Old French quarter (“fourth”).
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Forms
plural: quarternsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- one of four equal parts:one-fourthfourthone-quarterquarterfourth parttwenty-five percent