Dictionary entry

Quotidian

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Quo‐tid″i‐an (kwō̍‐tĭd″ĭ‐an), a. [OE. cotidian, L. quotidianus, fr. quotidie daily; quotus how many + dies day: cf. OF. cotidien, F. quotidien. See Quota, Deity.] Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever.