quaternity
[ kwuh-tur-ni-tee ]
noun,plural qua·ter·ni·ties.
a group or set of four.
Origin of quaternity
11520–30; <Late Latin quaternitās, equivalent to Latin quatern(ī) four each, four at a time + -itās-ity
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How to use quaternity in a sentence
These remarks occur to us as we are now to follow the fortunes of the remaining three of the quaternity.
The Court of Cacus | Alexander LeightonOnly one of these paths was here open, and the quaternity even rushed into it.
The Court of Cacus | Alexander LeightonAnd yet this might not necessarily involve the conversion of the Trinity into a quaternity.
Tragic Sense Of Life | Miguel de Unamuno
British Dictionary definitions for quaternity
quaternity
/ (kwəˈtɜːnɪtɪ) /
nounplural -ties
a group of four, esp a concept of God as consisting of four persons
Origin of quaternity
1C16: from Late Latin quaternitās, from Latin quaternī by fours; see quaternary
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