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Q UA NT ITY, : ny thi~p' <,,,,blc of eOinmion, o, menfu·
; lU WlllCh , bClnl! compar(d wnh anoth~r tlllne of
the J.tnH' klOJ, may be.: I.. id to be r,n'a'cr 01' Ids Ihan ¡I,
tc¡ or UIlt'qu,d lO it. Sce A RI T rt e , ."\ L G EH RA,
G¡,:o R Y.
Q U As T I T Y J in nrammarI ::ln affeétion of a fyll .. ble. where–
b y its me;¡(u rc, or (he t11ne whaelll ir is pronounc(d. is
alccrtalDed; or rhat which dc:tc.:r1l1incs (he 1)'lIable la be–
lon~ Uf Ihort.
Q.,UAR t\ NT INE, i, ured for. term of fO<l y , whieh
VI Ifds , coming from pl..tces (ufpcflcd of cont:.tgion, are
ohligt'd la ...ir in cenai n plA.ces appoimcd tO air thcm–
fdl't:'5, before theycoOle into pon . See L HOU S.. ,
QY ...-\ RR Y, a place unna ground, out of wlJlch are got
nl.nble; free-Ilone, Ilatc, lime-Clone, (Ir other l1lí\tler s pro–
pcr (M builJings.
~A R 'l Y Or~A k RE L , among glaz:icn , apanc ofgl afs, cut
in a cliamond form .
Q.!! :\.RT, a meafure eontainiog the founh pan of fome o–
. her mcafure.
QYARTAN. i~ medicine, a fpecies of intermitting feyer.
Se\! lVlED ICINE.
QYARTATlON , • me,hod of purifying gold, by mehiog
three parts of fi lyer wi(h one of golo, and then Ihrowlng
the mixture aqua. foni9. SeeCH EM I STR l' , p. 12<).
QYARTE R, ,he founh partof . ny th,ng.
~arter. io welghts, is geoerally ufed for the (ourth
pan uf an hundred wcigh t averdupois, or 28 Il>.
Ufed as t he oame of a dry meafure, quarter is the
founh pan of a ton in weight, or eight bufhels.
~A8.T E R, in aítronomy, the fou n h part of the rnoon's
periodo
~ ..\tl T ER, in heraldry, is applied to the parts or members
of the tidl divirioo of a ( O;¡t thal is quan ered , or di\'ided
into fourqu.uters. See ~A R T ER. ING .
Frone.~~R T ER, in heraldry, is a quarter (ingle or alone ;
wh,eh" tu potrers one founh pan of the field.
T his makes one of the honourable ordinaries of a
coat.
~A R T [R , M A S TERS, or ~A RT EER S , in a mao of war,
are officers whofe bulinefs It IS tO rummage, Ho\Y, and trim
, he (hip in the hold ; tO oyerlook tht> lIcward in hls deli–
Tc:r y of viétuals to the cook, aDd 10 pumping or drawing
OUt beer, oc the Jike . They are alfo 10 keep their watch
duly, in conning the Ch ip, or 30Y olher d Uly
~A R T [ 1Il MAS T ER, an offi..:erinlhea rmy, whofe bufinefs
is tO look a(ttr Ihe quan els of the foldlers; of which
there are f(vera l klOds, tllZ The quart er.mafter general,
whofe bufi nefs is tO provide good qua rtcrs for .he whole
a rmy i q uft ner. maUer of horfe, he who is 10 provide
q U3rtt'rs fo r a troop of hode; quarter.mafler of (OOt, he
w ho is to provide quan ers for a reglment of foot.
QYARTE RING, in the fea l.nguage, isdifpofing the Ihip's
company at 3n engagemtnt, in fuch a manner as th;!.t
~ach may readily know whcre his Hation is, aDd what he
1$ to do.
~AkT E "I H O , in heralclry. is dividiog a coal ioto four
(Jr more q :J3 rlers, or q u~rterings, by parting. COUptng,
Ce. that is, by perpt'ndlcular anO hori¡;ont~1 lioes, be,
Q UAT UOR . vlR "nao,iqui, y, formerly writtenIII1. VIR,
a .R oman maglOrate who had thrte collt'ges joined WII I!
h lm 10 the f.,¡;me and had Ihe care of con–
d u(ring and rt:u )¡ng die coloni:s f::nt jotu the pro\'inct:s.
V OL. I U N° 9". 2
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'f here \Ver(' :11(0 qualuor· viri appointcd t tl in(pcl..C). J:;¿
t;¡ke C.lre of rep.. irs, cre.
QY i\ VER , 111 11\l\(iC, a OIeaCll re of time cC]ll:d 10 hi lf a
Crotdh:l, or :tll tig,llIh (lf a rtnllbrcvt:. St:1: l\Ju s lc I: .
QU l:.HI·.C , dH: rapilal of C<tnad3 , in N nn h /\Olt:rlr d, fi ·
lU tI\:d 011 [hc wcff fide of the flve r of S t L ...wrcnct·, ~o
0111" non h-wel! of l3oftoo in New E ngland: \ Y. I,;ng.
74 °, N . 1>1. 47° 35'.
Q!:! EEN, a' who hoJds a crown fingIy.
'rhe (itle of f.J llecn is alfo givcn by W dy o f cOllrtcfy to
hcr th:n is marnc-d 10 a king, \Vilo is called by way uf
diOinéllon qucen,confon; (he former bei n~ tcrmed quten.
regenr. The widow of a king is alfo callc.:d quel n, bUl
Wllh t~e a<idi tion of clowager.
~EEN'S, COl! NT Y, a cou01.yorIreland, bounrlcn b)' Kínis–
county, 00 the non h; by K ddare, on Ihe ; by KiI ·
kenny, on the fouth; and by lile provlnc; of l\l un{lt;r. 0 0
, he IV,I[,
~ E[ N 'S FF. RRV, a town of Scotl and . 0 0 lhe Coutb fide of
lhe river Forth , ten miles \\ eH of Edlnbll rgh.
QYE E NIlO RO UG H , • borough to..n o( ,he iOe of Sh ep–
py. in K ent, twelve miles nonh·wetl of C anterbury. [l
lends t\Vo O1embers tO parliament.
QY E RCU S , in bOlany, • genus c ( ,he a polyand ri.
cl~fs. Thc callx of the maJe has ñve rt'gments; 1\ has no
corolla; and fhe fl aruina are from (jve to ten T he calix
of the fcmaJe is one ('ntire, rough leaf; il has no corulla;
tbe fl yli are from two to fi ve; and the feed is ovated "
T here are ' 4 fpecies, only one of them, vi::. , he robur.
or cammon oak, a nalive of Britain.
QYE R CY, the fou, e-e.O divifi on o(the provinee of C ui–
eone, in france, ha\'e L imofin 0 0 the oorth, and L angl&e–
doe on the rom h.
Q!! E R l A, in botany, a genus of the triaodria tris¡yni:¡
clafs. The calix confifls ofñve leaves; it has no coruJlJ ;
.nd lhe c. prule has one ce" and one f..d. There are ,wo
fpecies, none of them natives of Brilain.
QYESTIQN , in logie, a propo~,ion propored by way af in–
terrnJ:ation. Sce L o e l e.
QYEST OR , in Rom. n an,iqui ,y, '0 oflieer who h.d ,he
mandgement of the pubJic tre a(ure.
The quellorlhip was ,he firl! oflice any perfon <oulel
bear in the;: commonweaJth, and gave a right to li, in tI.::
[enate,
A t firll there were ooly two ; bUl arter\4 ;!'lds 1\\.0 O–
thers "'ere cr(ated, to lake care of the: paylflcnt of the
arOlies abroad, .of the felling pluoder. booly. Oc. fur
which pu rpore luey gcncrally accompanicd rhe confuls 10
their expedltions; on which account they were c.tlj..d P"–
rcp,rini, <45 the fidl and I'rincip"J , wo were callce) urU .. I+I .
Th: number of Gueflors wu afteT\vards grcatly In~r(a­
fl.d . They had Ihe kt-eping of the decreesof the fcn"te: anJ
hence came the lWO offi ccs of qt1d lor principls, or .tugu–
n i, foOletimes c~lIed c"ndld.HuS principis, whofe llrTiCt" te·
fcmLlcd in lUon re(pel'ts of our !c:crtt,uit s ot ft.¡u· )
and tlle quxllor p¡Jdtii, an[y,cring iD a gre.H me.rure 10
our I"ro ~hancdlor.
QUEUE, in he"ldry, r.~oifies the (.til of • bull: ,h", ir
a Ilon be borne Wilh a forked taiJ, he is (d Jouol(
queued.
Q.!JI CK, or ctU1 CK5I:T HE DOE, amon~ cardcncrs, cI('no~es
all II\'e hecJ~ s, of wh:ut.:v(r rort uf plants th(')' tlft: 'um·
pofl.d, lO dtllingudh lhelO froOl d::ad hcdt!(,~: l'ut 111 $',
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