quartarius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

quartārĭus, ii, m. [quartus].

I A fourth part , quarter of any measure, esp. of a sextarius, a quartern , gill : sumito bituminis tertiarium, et sulphuris quartarium, Cato R. R. 95, 1: vini, Liv. 5, 47: mellis, Col. 12, 5, 1: farris, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 9.—

II A mule-driver , muleteer , who received a fourth part of the profits, Lucil. ap. Fest. p. 258 Müll.

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