Quintal

Definitions

1. Synonym of hundredweight, 100 or 112 English or American pounds.
   historical
2. A grammatical number referring to five (or more) things.
3. A surname.
4. Various other similar units of weight in other systems.
   historical
5. An unofficial metric unit equal to 100 kg.

Equivalents

Examples

“In one import license⟳ alone, the merchant in question⟳ was instructed to bring⟳ in 13,000 quintals of alum, which, snapped up by industries in England and the Low Countries, would yield⟳ the king a cool £8,666 13s 4d.”

“Furthermore, if the number-incorporated pronouns are analyzed as grammatically marked for number⟳, distinct grammatical categories for trial, quadral and quintal must be posited.”

“In UgSL, we find⟳ a complete⟳ set⟳ of forms for dual, trial, quadral and quintal in several paradigmatic contrasts.”

“All in all, this suggests that in LSC the differences observed in the motion taken by exact number⟳ pronouns is not grounded in a fundamental distinction between the dual vs. the trial, the quadral and the quintal.”

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