quadripartite

[ kwod-ruh-pahr-tahyt ]

/ ˌkwɒd rəˈpɑr taɪt /

divided into or consisting of four parts.

involving four participants: a quadripartite treaty.

Origin of quadripartite

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word quadripartītus. See quadri-, partite

quad·ri·par·tite·ly, adverb

The Vaulting is generally simple, and acute, and usually of the quadripartite or sexpartite form.

The Seven Periods of English Architecture |Edmund Sharpe
The vaulting of nave and transepts is throughout sexpartite; that of the side aisles, quadripartite.

Cathedrals of Spain |John A. (John Allyne) Gade
Rawlinson says, "A quadripartite division of Alexander's domain was recognized."

Our Day |W. A. Spicer
The question for the house was whether this country was not justified in abiding by the terms of the quadripartite treaty.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

The porch is arched, and of two bays, forming six quadripartite vaults between the arches.

Burgundy: The Splendid Duchy |Percy Allen

quadripartite

/ (ˌkwɒdrɪˈpɑːtaɪt) /

divided into or composed of four parts

maintained by or involving four participants or groups of participants