quint minor


noun

See under quint1(def 2).

Origin of quint minor

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby quint minor

Definition for quint minor (2 of 2)

quint 1
[ kwint, kint ]
/ kwɪnt, kɪnt /

noun

an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
Piquet. a sequence of five cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, jack, and ten (quint major), or a king, queen, jack, ten, and nine (quint minor).

Origin of quint

1
1520–30; < French quinte (feminine of quint) < Latin quīnta, feminine of quīntus fifth

British Dictionary definitions for quint minor (1 of 2)

quint 1

noun

(kwɪnt) an organ stop sounding a note a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
(kɪnt) piquet a sequence of five cards in the same suit

Word Origin for quint

C17: from French quinte, from Latin quintus fifth

British Dictionary definitions for quint minor (2 of 2)

quint 2
/ (kwɪnt) /

noun

US and Canadian short for quintuplet Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): quin