quaternio
From LSJ
κρεῖττον σιωπᾶν ἐστιν ἢ λαλεῖν μάτην → it's better to keep silence than to speak without reason (Menander)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
quăternĭo: ōnis, m. quaterni,
I the number four, a quaternion, Mart. Cap. 7, § 767.— Esp.,
B On dice, a quatre (postclass.), Isid. 18, 65.—
C A body of four soldiers, a quaternion, Vulg. Act. 12, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
quăternĭō, ōnis, m. (quaterni), le nombre quatre : Capel. 7, 767 || section de quatre soldats : Vulg. Act. 12, 4 || cahier de quatre feuillets de quatre pages [une de nos feuilles in-8o] : Fort.
