quadrivial

[ kwo-driv-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. having four ways or roads meeting in a point.
2. (of ways or roads) leading in four directions.
3. of or relating to the quadrivium.

quadrivial

/ kwɒˈdrɪvɪəl /

adjective

1. having or consisting of four roads meeting at a point
2. (of roads or ways) going in four directions
3. of or relating to the quadrivium

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadrivial¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin quadriviālis, equivalent to Late Latin quadrivi ( um ) quadrivium + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

It is the body of which roads are the arms and legs,—a trivial or quadrivial place, the thoroughfare and ordinary of travelers.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the body of which roads are the arms and legs—a trivial or quadrivial place, the thoroughfare and ordinary of travelers.

From Project Gutenberg