quadrigae

Variant of quadriga

quadriga definition

quad·riga (kwä drī′gə)

noun pl. quadrigae -·gae (-gē, -jē)

in ancient Rome and Greece, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast

Etymology: L, sing. of quadrigae, team of four < quadri- (see quadri-) + jugum, yoke

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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