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View synonyms for quadrivial
quadrivial
[ kwo-driv-ee-uhl ]
adjective
- having four ways or roads meeting in a point.
- (of ways or roads) leading in four directions.
- of or relating to the quadrivium.
quadrivial
/ kwɒˈdrɪvɪəl /
adjective
- having or consisting of four roads meeting at a point
- (of roads or ways) going in four directions
- of or relating to the quadrivium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quadrivial1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin quadriviālis, equivalent to Late Latin quadrivi ( um ) quadrivium + -ālis -al 1
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Example Sentences
It is the body of which roads are the arms and legs,—a trivial or quadrivial place, the thoroughfare and ordinary of travelers.
From Project Gutenberg
It is the body of which roads are the arms and legs—a trivial or quadrivial place, the thoroughfare and ordinary of travelers.
From Project Gutenberg
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