quintate /ˈkwɪnteɪt/noun 2verb 1adjective 1forms 2 noun2 •(rare) The set of the series of integers that occur between a multiple of five and the next (exclusive of those multiples).We have as variations for the numbers from 6 to 9, 6 = X + 1…, 7 = X + 2, etc.,…the numerals of the second quintate repeating without the use of the expressed base five. — 1913 •(rare) Misconstruction of quinate.As to radiates, these are ternates and quintates, two in number, From among which we “plucked the four-leaf clover.” — 1889 verb1 •(no longer used, rare) To seize or destroy one fifth (of something). adjective1 •Misconstruction of quinate.Potentilla Reptans, Cinquefoil, a…European herb, with leaves which are usually quintate, and have thus given origin to the ordinary name of the plant. — 1851 formsquintating · quintates
