Quartern Definition
kwôrtərn
noun
A fourth part; quarter.
Webster's New World
One fourth of a pint, a peck, or of various other weights and measures.
Webster's New World
A loaf of bread weighing about 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms).
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- fourth
- one-fourth
- fourth-part
- twenty-five-percent
- one-quarter
- quarter
Other Word Forms of Quartern
Noun
Singular:
quartern
Plural:
quarternsOrigin of Quartern
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From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman quarteron (“quarter of a hundred"), from Old French quartier (“fourth")
From Wiktionary
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Middle English quartron from Old French quarteron from quartier quarter quarter
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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