quartern

Noun

Synonyms: one-fourth fourth one-quarter quarter fourth part twenty-five percent

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

one of four equal parts“a quarter of a pound”Synonyms: one-fourth fourth one-quarter quarter fourth part twenty-five percent

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Quartern \Quar"tern\, n. [OE. quarteroun, quartron, F. quarteron, the fourth part of a pound, or of a hundred; cf. L. quartarius a fourth part, quarter of any measure, quartern, gill. See Quarter, and cf. Quarteron, Quadroon.]

1.A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.). [1913 Webster]

2.A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]