‖ quotum
(ˈkwəʊtəm)
[L., neut. sing. of quotus: see quota.]
A number or quantity considered in its proportional relationship to a larger number or amount of which it forms part; a quota.
| a 1660 Hammond Wks. (1674) I. 89 The exact proportion or quotum, I cannot prescribe you, the Scripture..intimating that there is no set proportion to be defined. 1696 Bp. Patrick Comm. Exodus xiv. (1697) 262 Observing that Seventh Day..not for the quotum of one Day in Seven..but for the designation of that day. a 1716 Bp. O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. 394 Not a greater Sum..than a poorer Man..may spare to give away with as little Inconvenience..as the richer Man can give away his larger quotum. 1859 Max Müller Sc. Lang. Ser. i. (1864) 382 The number of names which are really formed by an imitation of sound, dwindle down to a very small quotum if cross-examined by the comparative philologist. 1881 A. Rimmer Old Country Towns 172 The quotum [of ships] Hythe had to furnish. |