† quatrumviraten.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: quadrumvirate n.

Etymology: Alteration of quadrumvirate n., after quat- (in classical Latin quattuor four (see quatuor n.) or French quatre: see quatre n.); compare discussion at quadri- comb. form. Compare French quatrumvirat (1785) and also classical Latin quattuorvirātus (see quattuorvirate n.).

Obsolete. rare.

= quadrumvirate n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > group of four > persons

quadrivirate1654

quatrumvirate1684

partie carrée1693

quadrumvirate1752

quartetto1771

quartet1814

quartumvirate1840

square party1851

quattuorvirate1856

foursome1926

1684 T. Goddard Plato's Demon 53 The whole Triumvirate, or if you will, Quatrumvirate are included.

1826 Times 12 Sept. 2/1 Messers. Ricardo, Ellice, Hobhouse, and Sir Francis Burdett, forming what the author calls a Quatrumvirate, are censured by him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	quatrumvirate
释义	† quatrumviraten. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: quadrumvirate n. Etymology: Alteration of quadrumvirate n., after quat- (in classical Latin quattuor four (see quatuor n.) or French quatre: see quatre n.); compare discussion at quadri- comb. form. Compare French quatrumvirat (1785) and also classical Latin quattuorvirātus (see quattuorvirate n.). Obsolete. rare. = quadrumvirate n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > group of four > persons quadrivirate1654 quatrumvirate1684 partie carrée1693 quadrumvirate1752 quartetto1771 quartet1814 quartumvirate1840 square party1851 quattuorvirate1856 foursome1926 1684 T. Goddard Plato's Demon 53 The whole Triumvirate, or if you will, Quatrumvirate are included. 1826 Times 12 Sept. 2/1 Messers. Ricardo, Ellice, Hobhouse, and Sir Francis Burdett, forming what the author calls a Quatrumvirate, are censured by him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1684
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