variant of quoth
archaic
: said
—used chiefly in the first and third persons with a postpositive subject
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Definition of quo
plural -s
: something received or given for something else
- the exchange of quids for quos out of the public's sight and hearing
- —R. H. Rovere
Origin and Etymology of quo
Latin quid pro quo
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