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Webster 1913 Edition

Quartern

Quar′tern

,
Noun.
[OE.
quarteroun
,
quartron
, F.
quarteron
, the fourth part of a pound, or of a hundred; cf. L.
quartarius
a fourth part, quarter of any measure, quartern, gill. See
Quarter
, and cf.
Quarteron
,
Quadroon
.]
1.
A quarter. Specifically:
(a)
The fourth part of a pint; a gill.
(b)
The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.).
2.
A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; – called also
quartern loaf
.
Simmonds.

Webster 1828 Edition

Quartern

QUART'ERN

,
Noun.
The fourth part of a pint; a gill.

Definition 2024

quartern

quartern

English

Noun

quartern ‎(plural quarterns)

  1. (archaic) A quarter part; one fourth.
  2. (archaic) A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds.

Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman quatroun ‎(“quarter of a hundred”), from Old French quarter ‎(“fourth”).

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