sb. and a. [ad. L. quartāri-us, the fourth part of any measure, esp. of a sextarius, f. quartus: see QUART sb.2] † a. sb. (See quot. 1656.) Obs. rare0. b. adj. Fourth. rare1.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Quartary, the fourth part of a Sextary; also a quarter of a pound.
1839. J. Rogers, Antipopopr., x. ii. 255. Where to go to find the fourth or quartary set of mediators.