QUADROON

quadroon

(noun) an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quadroon (plural quadroons)

(dated) A person of three-fourths Caucasian descent and one fourth African descent.

(Australia, dated) A person of three-quarters Aboriginal descent and one quarter Caucasian descent; a person of one quarter Aboriginal descent.

Coordinate terms

• (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto

• quarter-caste

Adjective

quadroon (not comparable)

(dated) Having three-fourths Caucasian descent and one-fourth African descent.

Source: Wiktionary


Quad*roon", n. Etym: [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See Quarter a fourth part, and cf. Quarteron.]

Definition: The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded. [Written also quarteron, quarteroon, and quateron.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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