bar·ken·tine noun orbar·kan·tinealsobar·quen·tineorbar·quan·tine\ˈbärkənˌtēn\ (-s) Etymology:bark (V), barque + -entine, -antine (as in brigantine) : a three-masted ship having the foremast square-rigged and the mainmast and mizzenmast fore-and-aft rigged