Definition of quadroon Quadroon

quad•roon

We found 8 definitions of quadroon from 6 different sources.

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What does quadroon mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: quadroons

quadroon - an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
  mixed-blood a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • quadroon (Noun)
    A person of three-fourths Caucasian descent and one fourth African descent.
  • quadroon (Adjective)
    Having three-fourths Caucasian descent and one-fourth African descent.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • quadroon (n.)
    The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • quadroon
    Son of a mulatto parent and a white parent.
  • quadroon
    Daughter of a mulatto parent and a white parent.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • quadroon
    kwod-rōōn′, n. the offspring of a mulatto and a white person, one 'quarter-blooded.'—Also Quarteroon′. [Sp. cuarteroncuarto, a fourth.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • quadroon
    [from L. quatuor, four]. The offspring of a mulatto woman and a white man.

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