'Quadragene' definitions:

Definition of 'Quadragene'

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  • Quadragene \Quad"ra*gene\, n. [LL. quadragena, fr. L. quadrageni forty each, akin to quadraginta forty.] (R. C. Ch.) An indulgence of forty days, corresponding to the forty days of ancient canonical penance. [1913 Webster]