quadrans

[ kwod-ranz ]

/ ˈkwɒd rænz /

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noun, plural quad·ran·tes

[kwo-dran-teez]. /kwɒˈdræn tiz/.

a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the fourth part of an as.

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Origin of quadrans

From the Latin word quadrāns literally, fourth part

Words nearby quadrans

quadragenarian, Quadragesima, Quadragesimal, quadrangle, quadrangular, quadrans, quadrant, quadrantal corrector, Quadrantid, Quadrantids, quadraphonic

How to use quadrans in a sentence

Quadrans, kwod′ranz, n. a Roman copper coin, the fourth part of the as:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion.
The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete|Various
A lepton is a very small brass Jewish coin worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion.
The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete|Various
Lepta are very small, brass, Jewish coins worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion.
The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete|Various

He made his pile from an as, and would pick a quadrans out of a dunghill with his teeth, any old time.
The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter