quartary, n. and a.
(ˈkwɔːtərɪ)
[ad. L. quartāri-us, the fourth part of any measure, esp. of a sextarius, f. quartus: see quart n.2]
† a. n. (See quot. 1656.) Obs. rare—0. b. adj. Fourth. rare—1.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Quartary, the fourth part of a Sextary; also a quarter of a pound. 1839 J. Rogers Antipopopr. x. ii. 255 Where to go to find the fourth or quartary set of mediators. |