QUATER-COUSIN
Qua"ter-cous`in, n. Etym: [F. quatre four + cousin, E. cousin.]
Defn: A cousin within the first four degrees of kindred.
QUATERNARY Qua*ter"na*ry, a. Etym: [L. quaternarius consisting of four each, containing four, fr. quaterni four each, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quaternaire. See Four.]
1. Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary; Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man.
QUATERNARY Qua*ter"na*ry, n. Etym: [L. numerus quaternarius: cf. F. quaternaire.]
1. The number four. Boyle.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the Chart of
Geology.