Definitions for quadroonkwɒˈdrun
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quad•roonkwɒˈdrun(n.)
a person having one-fourth black ancestry; the offspring of a mulatto and a white.
Category: Physical Anthropology
Origin of quadroon:
1640–50; alter. of Sp cuarterón, der. of cuartofourth< L quārtus; see -oon
Princeton's WordNet
quadroon(noun)
an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
Wiktionary
quadroon(Noun)
A person of three-fourths Caucasian descent and one fourth African descent.
Origin: Alteration of cuarterón, from cuarto, from quartus
Webster Dictionary
Quadroon(noun)
the offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Quadroon
the name given to a person quarter-blooded, in particular the offspring of a mulatto and a white person.
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