quotidi an, quotid1al, cotidian

. [O. Fr. cotidian (Fr. quotidien ), from Latin quotidian us daily (a.), from quotidie daily (adv.), from quotus how many, and dies a day; Spanish cuotidiano, cotidiano; Ital. quotidiano.] A. As adj .: Daily; happening or recurring every day. "Pre ing the people with quotidian taxes." -Prynne: Treachery and Disloyalty. (App.), p. 28. B. As subst.: Anything that returns every day. Specif., a fever whose paroxysms return every day. "He seems to have the quotidian of love upon him."Shakesp.: As You Like It , iii. 2. quō-tient (tia h), s. [Fr., from Lat. quotiens =how many times; quot how many.] Arith .: The result obtained by dividing one quantity by another, and showing how often the le er number is contained in the greater. [DIVISION, 11.2.]