quartary

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔːtəɹi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔɹtəɹi/, /ˈkwɔɹ.tə.ɹi/ === Etymology 1 === From Latin quārtārius (“quarter-sextarius, quarter-pint”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adj.”). Equivalent to quart +‎ -ary. Doublet of quartarius. ==== Noun ==== quartary (plural quartaries) (historical, rare, obsolete) Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L (historical, rare, obsolete) A Roman unit of mass, one-fourth of a Roman pound. === Etymology 2 === From Latin quārtus (“fourth”) + -ary (adjective-forming suffix) within English in place of the correct form quaternary. ==== Adjective ==== quartary (not comparable) (proscribed, obsolete) Synonym of quaternary: Of the fourth rank or order, fourth in a series. === References === “† quartary, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. “† quartary, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.