a military term signifying a guard of four soldiers, two of whom were attached to the person of a prisoner, while the other two kept watch outside the door of his cell. (Acts 12:4)
·noun The number four. II. Quaternion ·noun A word of four syllables; a quadrisyllable. III. Quate...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A band of four soldiers. Peter was committed by Herod to the custody of four quaternions, i.e., one ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary