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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1578
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Quatern, n. [MF quaterne (Godef.), med. L. quaterna, -um, -us.] A quire of paper. —1578 Misc. Maitl. C. I 12.
Tuentie fyve countis and quaternis of the Q. and Q. regent