quote (kwot)

[In def. 1, O were thy margents cliffes of itching lust, Or quotes to chalke out men the way to sin, Then were there hope that multitudes wold thrust To buy thee. C. Tourneur , Transformed Meta morpho- [sis, Author to his Booke. He seems to have the quotidian of love upon him. Shak., As you Like it, iii. 2. 383. A disposition which to his he finds will never cement, a quotidian of sorrow and discontent in his house. Milton , Divorce, ii. 16. 21. A cleric or church officer who does daily duty.-3†. Payment given for such duty. quotient (kwo's hent), n. [F. quotient; with accom. term. -ent,