Quartern
Pronunciation : Quar"tern
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. quarteroun, quartron, F. quarteron, the fourth part of a pound, or of a hundred; cf. L. quartarius a fourth part, quarter of any measure, quartern, gill. See Quarter, and cf. Quarteron, Quadroon.]
Definition : 1. A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.).
2. A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf. Simmonds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913