noun: (Catholicism, historical) An indulgence from 40 days of fasting or similar abstinence, especially during Lent; (later) various equivalent indulgences against punishment in Purgatory.
noun: (Catholicism, historical) An indulgence provided by 40 days of fasting.
noun: Alternative letter-case form of quadragene. [(Catholicism, historical) An indulgence from 40 days of fasting or similar abstinence, especially during Lent; (later) various equivalent indulgences against punishment in Purgatory.]
