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Word of the Day – Quadriga

By February 12, 2024Word of the Day

Quadriga (noun)

kwod-ree-ga

(Classical Antiquity.) A two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast.

1720–30; Latin quadrīga, earlier plural quadrīgae, contraction of quadrijugae a team of four.

Example sentences

“The statue showed him standing upright upon the quadriga .”

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