Main Entry:

quo·rum

Pronunciation:

\ˈkwȯr-əm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, quorum of justices of the peace, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the wording of the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace

Date:

1602

1 : a select group 2 : the number (as a majority) of officers or members of a body that when duly assembled is legally competent to transact business 3 : a Mormon body comprising those in the same grade of priesthood