quire

quire · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromquaternus“fourfold”
2. Old French · derived fromquaer
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromquaier
4. Middle English · inherited fromquayer
5. English todayquire

From Middle English quayer, from Anglo-Norman quaier and Old French quaer, from Latin quaternus (“fourfold”), from quater (“four times”). Doublet of cahier.

quire · noun, verb²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχορός“company of dancers or singers”
2. Latin · derived fromchorus
3. Old French · derived fromquer
4. Middle English · inherited fromquer
5. English todayquire

From Middle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”). Doublet of choir, chorus, and hora.

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