‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;); dia` through + &unr_;, gen. of &unr_; four (sc. &unr_;.). ] 1. (Anc. Mus.) The interval of a fourth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An electuary compounded of four medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + &unr_; four. ] A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Turk. & Ar. muteçarif freely disposing of anything, master. ] In Turkey prior to the revolution, an administrative authority of any of certain sanjaks. They were appointed directly by the Sultan. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Turk. & Ar. muteçarifah office of a mutessarif. ] In Turkey, a sanjak whose head is a mutessarif. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Mus.) An imperfect or diminished fourth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]