quadrans

quā̆drans, antis (gen. plur. quadrantūm, Front. Aquaed. 24), m. [quattuor].

• I A fourth part, a fourth, a quarter: operae, Col. 2, 4, 8: diei noctisque, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 207. —
• II In partic.
• • A A fourth part, a fourth of a whole: creditoribus quadrantem solvi, Vell. 2, 23, 2: heres ex quadrante, of the fourth part of the inheritance, Suet. Caes. 83; cf. Plin. Ep. 5, 7, 1; Dig. 44, 4, 17, § 2; Ulp. Frag. 24, 32.—
  • B The fourth part of an as (as a coin), three unciae: nota in triente et quadrante rates (fuit). Quadrans antea teruncius vocatus a tribus unciis, Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 45: quadrans mihi nullus est in arcā, not a farthing, not a copper, Mart. 2, 44, 9; Liv. 3, 18, 11; Juv. 1, 121.—As the customary price of a bath (cf. quadrantarius): dum tu quadrante lavatum Rex ibis, Hor. S. 1, 3, 137; cf. Sen. Ep. 86, 8; Juv. 6, 446.—As the smallest coin, a mite, farthing, Hor. S. 2, 3, 93; Juv. 7, 8; Vulg. Matt. 5, 26; id. Marc. 12, 42.—
  • C Of the rate of interest, four for a hundred: usurae quadrantes, four per cent., Dig. 33, 1, 21.—
  • D As a measure of land, a quarter of an acre (jugerum), Col. 5, 1, 10. —
  • E As a weight, a quarter of a pound, Mart. 11, 105, 1.—With pondo: amomi pondo quadrans, Col. 12, 20, 5; Cato R. R. 84, 1: quadrans pondo bacarum, Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 156. —
• F As a measure for liquids, the fourth part of a sextarius, three cyathi: ita ut earum calices quadrantes octoginta capere possint, Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 4: quadrantem duplicare, Mart. 9, 94, 2: vini, Cels. 3, 15.—
• G As a measure of length, a quarter of a foot: pedes duodecim et quadrantem, Gell. 3, 10, 11; 9, 4, 10; cf. Cato R. R. 18, 2; 18, 6.—A quarter-digit, Front. Aquaed. 25.—
• H As a measure of time, a fourth of a day, six hours, Sol. 1, 39; 1, 41 sq.

quadrans [CL] 1 fourth part, one quarter. ~antem solent appellare quartam partem cujuslibet rei Bede TR 38 p. 251. 2 coin worth one quarter of a penny, farthing. b (ad novissimum ~antem or sim.) to the last farthing (cf. Matth. v 26); c (in fig. interp.). ~ans duo minuta habet Comm. Cant. III 5; ~ans, quarta pars nummi GlC Q 15; a822 neque ~antem minutam foras resolvat CS 368; ecce bonus quadrans: eme panes, pocula, pisces Babio 107; allegoricus sensus de vidua et ejus ~ante, i. e. duobus minutis Ad. Dore Pictor 159; 1267 in ij sextariis vini †preter [MS omits] precomputatum iij s. iiij d. †quartans [MS: qm] (Ac. Roger Leyburn) EHR LIV 213; mutacio monete et prohibicio ~antis trianguli anno Domini 1279 Gerv. Cant. II app. II p. lii; s1279 mutata est moneta in melius sc. ut tam oboli quam ~antes sint rotundi Feudal Man. 102; 1293 J. de B. captus pro quandrant’ falsis Gaol Del. 87 m. 13; 1310 remanent lxxviij li. et ~anta [sic] pro anima Reg. Cant. 1078; 1333 centum triginta et septem libre octo solidi quatuor denarii et unus ~ans de superplusagio compati sui LTR Mem 105 m. 48; 1410 de quolibet pisce vocato porpeys venali, unum ~antem Foed. VIII 634.  b totumque quod erit mei juris usque ad ultimum ~antem exigam Simil. Anselmi 82; usque ad novissimum ~antem quicquid possederant ab eis exigere G. Steph. 29; presto sum usque ad ultimum ~antem reddere rationem Devizes f. 37v; certe requiret Dominus usque ad novissimum ~antem P. Blois Ep. 157. 451C; s1450 usque ~antem novissimum extenuebat Croyl. Cont. B 526 (v. extenuare 1d).  c in evangelio quarta pars totius mundani corporis, i. e. terra, mistice ~antis nomine censetur; cum mittendo in poenam peccatori dicitur ‘non exies inde donec reddas novissimum quadrantem’, i. e. donec luas terrena peccata Bede TR 4 p. 185. 3 (~ans aureus or auri) gold coin worth one quarter of a noble or double florin. 1378 in placito detencionis unius ~antis auri quem ei liberavit ad permutandum Rec. Leic. II 178; 1401 item j ~ans aureus Ac. Durh. 452. 4 (as unit of measurement): a (of weight) one quarter of a pennyweight. b one quarter of an uncia. c one quarter of a pound or as. d (of land) one quarter of a hide, virgate, or acre. a tamen apotecarii ponunt denarium pro ϶i, sed ϶i non ponderat denarium, sed iij ~antes cum tercia parte unius ~antis J. Mirfield Brev. 92; 1425 inventum est quod xxx s. inde numero excedunt dictum standardum in pondere per ~antem ponder’ et sic est debiti ponderis Pat 419 m. 18.  b dragma que constat siliquis x et viij, et scripulus qui est siliquis vj et obolus qui est ex tribus, ~antem efficiunt, continentem in se siliquas xxvij. duo ~antes staterem faciunt. duo stateres unciam reddunt Eng. Weights 5; uncia est xij pars libre, que constat ex duabus stateris, tribus duellis, quattuor ~antibus ‥ . ~ans constat ex duobus minutis et est quarta pars uncie Ib. 33.  c ~ans sive quadras: iij unciae Bede TR 4 p. 184; as ‥ sive libra ‥ dividitur etiam in iiij, quarum partes singule ~ans dicitur, tres continens uncias Thurkill Abac. f. 62r.  d totum hoc manerio habet j leugam in longo, in lato dim. leugam et iij ~antes DB II 230b; c1230 Willelmus Dealbator tenet ~antem terre. reddit xij denarios Cust. Waltham f. 217; Johannes Scriptor tenet ~antem. reddit per annum xlj d. Ib. f. 217v; 1500 medietatem unius ~antis terre mee Cornubiensis, alias vocati a fyrthyng lond’ AncD C 1444. 5 one quarter of a period of time; b (of day); c (of year). si [aliquod temporis spatium] in quattuor [partiri vis], quarta pars ~antis nomen, residuae tres dodrantis accipiunt Bede TR 4 p. 185.  b solares supputantur anni cccclxxv, id est juxta lunarem Ebreorum calculationem ccccxc adjectis ~antibus et embolismorum incrementis Aldh. Met. 2 p. 69; diem qui ex ~antibus conficitur mense Februario ‥ intercalari ‥ jusserunt Bede TR 2 p. 182; sex horis, id est ~ante totius diei Ib. 36 p. 249; quarta pars diei ‥ i. e. horae sex, ~ans consuete vocatur Ib. 38 p. 251; sunt ter centenae decies et denique senae / quinque superpositis necnon quadrante jugato Altercatio 101; annus solaris ‥ trecentis sexaginta quinque diebus et ~ante conficitur. ‥ si cui libet scire quid sit ~ans, agnoscat ‥ quod est quarta pars diei Byrht. Man. 2.  c 1549 medicina bis in quoque ~ante anni disputationem habebit StatOx 348. 6 quadrant, one quarter of a circle. continebit autem ~ans iste quartam partem circuli divisam in 90 gradus Turquet 371; c1501 vestimentum sacerdotale ex serico cum dalmaticis intext’ ~antibus Cant. Coll. Ox. I 31; cappa j cum casulis et dalmaticis de serico albo intexta floribus non disparibus ~antibus Ib. 35; arcam ligneam ~antis in morem, ubi nunc hujusmodi asservantur vestes, fabricari fecit Ferr. Kinloss 76. 7 (astr.) quadrant, instrument used to measure angles. astrolabium integrum, ~ans justum et spera lignea M. Scot Part. 291; sumpto enim astrolabio [ed. 1545, gl.: vel ~ante] ‥ per utrumque mediclinii foramen polo perspecto notetur graduum ‥ multitudo Sacrob. Sph. 85; si ‥ quis per foramina ~antis vel astrolabii ‥ perspexerit stellam nauticam Bacon Maj. I 225; videat ‥ altitudinem poli per ambo foramina ‥ que sunt in ~ante vel in astrolabio et inveniet Parisius altitudinem poli xlviij graduum Rob. Angl. (II) 158. 8 (as nickname or surname). fratrum ‥ nomina ‥ fuerunt ‥ Bursius, Adelwordus ~ans W. Malm. Glast. 23.

quădrāns, (12) antis (gén. pl. antum ), m. (quadro), ¶ 1 la quatrième partie, le quart : diei noctisque Plin. 18, 207, le quart de la journée et de la nuit ; heres ex quadrante Suet. Cæs. 83, héritier pour un quart de la succession ¶ 2 [pièce de monnaie] quart dʼas = trois unciæ : Plin. 33, 45 ; quadrante lavari Hor. S. 1, 3, 137, prendre un bain pour un quart dʼas, cf. Sen. Ep. 86, 8 ; Juv. 6, 446 ¶ 3 [comme mesure], a) quart dʼarpent : Col. Rust. 5, 1, 10 ; b) quart de livre : Mart. 11, 105, 1 ; Col. Rust. 12, 20, 5 ; c) quart du sextarius, trois cyathes : Varro R. 3, 14, 4 ; Mart. 9, 94, 2 ; d) quart dʼun pied : Gell. 3, 10, 11 ; 9, 4, 10.

quadrans , tis. m.
四分一。一銅錢。三兩。— jugeri 畝四分一。— vini 三杯酒。— operae 工餞四分一。— pedis 尺四分一。

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quadrāns antis, m

• quattuor, a fourth part, quarter; esp., the fourth part of an as, quarter as, three unciae: in consulis domum quadrantes iactasse, L.: quadrante lavatum ire (the usual price of a bath), H.—The smallest coin, a farthing, doit, mite: minus locuples uno quadrante, H.: nullus, Iu.

QUADRANS

QUADRANS[As, Vol. 1. p. 202; PONDERA]

Quadrans

(=teruncius). A Roman copper coin, a quarter of an as = 3 unciae. (See as; numismatics; uncia.) The quadrans was the usual price paid for a bath. It was equivalent to about a quarter of a cent. The quadrans bore three balls to indicate the number of unciae, accompanied by an open hand, a dolphin, a strigil, a star, a head of Hercules or of Ceres, or a ship. The Greek term is τετρᾶς.