Definition of Quadripartite

1. Adjective. Involving four parties.

Exact synonyms: Four-party
Similar to: Many-sided, Multilateral

Definition of Quadripartite

1. a. Divided into four parts.

Definition of Quadripartite

1. Adjective. Divided into four parts. ¹

2. Adjective. Involving four parties or participants; four-party. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quadripartite

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadripartite

quadrimer
quadringenary
quadringentenary
quadringentennial
quadrinodal
quadrinomial
quadrinomials
quadrinominal
quadrins
quadripara
quadriparas
quadriparesis
quadriparous
quadripartite (current term)
quadripartitely
quadripartition
quadripartitions
quadripaschal
quadripedal
quadripedal extensor reflex
quadripennate
quadriphase
quadriphonic
quadriphonic system
quadriphonics
quadriphyllous
quadriplegia
quadriplegias

Literary usage of Quadripartite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A complete dictionary of the English languageby Thomas Sheridan by Thomas Sheridan (1797)
"quadripartite, kwu-drlp'-plr- QUAINTNESS, kwl'et-nei. С Nicety, petty elegance. ilte. *. Having four parties, divided into four parti. ..."

2. A Treatise on the Higher Plane Curves: Intended as a Sequel to A Treatise on by George Salmon (1879)
"... bipartite, tripartite, or quadripartite. We can in like manner conclude that a quartic having one double point may be either ..."

3. Ancient Facts and Fictions Concerning Churches and Tithes by Roundell Palmer Selborne (1888)
"The Roman rule of quadripartite Division. S The Roman custom, from at least the time of Pope Gelasius (AD 501), was to divide the general diocesan revenues ..."

4. The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Or, A Commentary by Edward Coke, Thomas Littleton, Francis Hargrave, Charles Butler, Matthew Hale, Heneage Finch Nottingham, Thomas Day (1812)
"Of indented, some be bipartite, some tripartite, some quadripartite, Sec. whereof more shall be said in the Chapter of Conditions. ..."

5. Development & Character of Gothic Architecture by Charles Herbert Moore (1899)
"CHAPTER IV GOTHIC CONSTRUCTION IN FRANCE II. LATER STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS WE have seen that in the primitive Gothic both the oblong quadripartite and the ..."

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