First Known Use: 14th century
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quartern
noun quar·tern \ˈkwȯ(r)-tərn\
Definition of QUARTERN
: a fourth part (as of a unit of measurement)
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Origin of QUARTERN
Middle English quarteron, from Anglo-French, quarter of a hundred, from quarter quarter
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