quartan

¹quar·tan

adj \ˈkwȯr-t^ən\

Definition of QUARTAN

: occurring every fourth day reckoning inclusively; specifically : recurring at approximately 72-hour intervals <a quartan ague>

Origin of QUARTAN

Middle English quarteyn, from Anglo-French (fevre) quartaine quartan fever, from Latin (febris) quartana, from quartanus of the fourth, from quartus

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with QUARTAN

shorten