‖n. [ F., fr. OF. cayer, fr. LL. quaternum. See Quire of paper. The sheets of manuscript were folded into parts. ] 1. A number of sheets of paper put loosely together; esp. one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]