Quaternity

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quaternity \Qua*ter"ni*ty\, n. [LL. quaternitas, fr. L. quaterni
     four each: cf. F. quaternit['e].]
     1. The number four. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The union of four in one, as of four persons; -- analogous


        to the theological term trinity.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quaternity
       n : the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four},
            {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary},
            {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]