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quintain
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman quintaine, quinteine, Middle French quintaine, probably from Latin qu?nt?na (“street separating fifth and sixth maniples in a Roman camp”), feminine form of qu?nt?nus (“pertaining to the fifth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kw?nt?n/
- Hyphenation: quin?tain
Noun
quintain (plural quintains)
- (now historical) An object (generally a post or plank on a support) set up as a target to be tilted at in jousting, or otherwise used as target practice. [from 15th c.]
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, p. 285:
- In the tiltyard, his companions felt the juddering impact of his sword-blows and saw the muscled precision of his archery and his tilting at the quintain.
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, p. 285:
Related terms
- quintile
- quintuplicate
Translations
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quintan
English
Adjective
quintan (not comparable)
- (of a fever) recurring every fifth day
Noun
quintan (plural quintans)
- A fever that recurs every fifth day.
Anagrams
- quinnat
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