n.
Pronunciation: ' kwin-t ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English quintaine, from Anglo-French, perhaps from Latin quintana street in a Roman camp separating the fifth maniple from the sixth where a market was held, from feminine of quintanus fifth in rank, from quintus fifth
Date: 15th century
: an object to be tilted at especially : a post with a revolving crosspiece that has a target at one end and a sandbag at the other end