# quintus

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #51,341

## Definitions
1. The fifth voice in addition to the superius, altus, tenor and bassus in a piece of vocal polyphony.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quīntus (“fifth”). Doublet of quint.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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