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).
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Other Word Forms of Quartern

Noun

Singular:
quartern
Plural:
quarterns

Origin of Quartern

  • From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman quarteron (“quarter of a hundred"), from Old French quartier (“fourth")

    From Wiktionary

  • 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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