quadrivial

[ kwo-driv-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. having four ways or roads meeting in a point.
2. (of ways or roads) leading in four directions.
3. of or relating to the quadrivium.

quadrivial

/ kwɒˈdrɪvɪəl /

adjective

1. having or consisting of four roads meeting at a point
2. (of roads or ways) going in four directions
3. of or relating to the quadrivium

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadrivial¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin quadriviālis, equivalent to Late Latin quadrivi ( um ) quadrivium + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

Some quadrivial neighborhoods included in the survey are Germantown, Gaithersburg and Lorton.

From Washington Post

Residents in quadrivial neighborhoods are more educated than the general population, with two-thirds holding at least a bachelor’s degree.

From Washington Post

The “Diversity in the D.C. Area” report surveyed residents who lived in one of two types of neighborhoods: “Quadrivial” neighborhoods where white, Asian, black and Latino residents each make up at least 10 percent of the population — and no group constitutes a majority — and neighborhoods where Latinos make up at least 25 percent of residents.

From Washington Post

It is the body of which roads are the arms and legs—a trivial or quadrivial place, the thoroughfare and ordinary of travellers.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the body of which roads are the arms and legs,—a trivial or quadrivial place, the thoroughfare and ordinary of travellers.

From Project Gutenberg