quat‧er‧cen‧te‧na‧ry /ˌkwætəsenˈtiːnəri $ ˌkwɑːtərsenˈten-/
noun (
plural quatercentenaries)
[countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Latin;
Origin: quater 'four times' + English centenary]
the day or year exactly 400 years after a particular event
quatercentenary of
the quatercentenary of Shakespeare’s birth [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲