quartarius
A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.
Noun
- A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.
Origin
From Latin quārtārius (“one-fourth”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adj.”) from its relation to the sextarius. Doublet of quartary.