- Quartroun
- quarter.
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Quartroun
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quartern — /kwawr teuhrn/, n. Chiefly Brit. a quarter, or a fourth part, esp. of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint. [1250 1300; ME quartroun, quartron, quartern < OF quarteron, deriv. of quart fourth. See QUART1] * * * … Universalium
quartern — quar•tern [[t]ˈkwɔr tərn[/t]] n. chiefly brit. wam a quarter, or a fourth part, esp. of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME quartroun, quartron, quartern … From formal English to slang
