GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

last match results

Found 2 definitions

1.       
   Fifth , a. [OE. fifte, fifthe, AS. fīfta. See Five.]
   Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five.
   1913 Webster
   Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing.
   1913 Webster
   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.
   1913 Webster
   
         
       

2.       
   Fifth , n.
   The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.
   1913 Webster
   (Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key.
   1913 Webster