Definition of Fith
Fifth (?), a. [OE. fifte,
fifthe, AS. fīfta. See Five.]
1. Next in order after the fourth; -- the
ordinal of five.
2. Consisting of one of five equal divisions
of a thing.
Fifth monarchy men (Hist.), a
fanatical sect in England, of the time of the commonwealth, who
maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy, during
which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years. --
Fifth wheel, a horizontal wheel or segment
above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an
extended support to prevent careening.
Fifth (?), n. 1.
The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts;
a fifth part.
2. (Mus.) The interval of three tones
and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the
dominant of any key.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The ordinal form of the number five.
- The person or thing in the fifth position.
- One of five equal parts of a whole.
- The fifth gear of an engine.
- A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of a gallon.
- The musical interval between one note and another five tones higher.
- (the Fifth) (US colloquial) The Fifth Amendment (to the constitution of the United States).
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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