|kwädrə|pärˌtīt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quadripartitus, from quadri- + partitus, past participle of partire to divide — more at part
1. : consisting of or divided into four parts
split which causes the chromosome pairs … to be actually quadripartite — C.H.Waddington
2. : drawn up in four consecutive parts
quadripartite contract
quadripartite indenture
3. : shared or participated in by four parties or persons
quadripartite government by foreign powers
a quadripartite agreement
quadripartite supervision
4. : being a vaulting in which the vault over each rectangle is divided into four parts
• quad·ri·par·tite·ly adverb