A sequence or set of five items or five successive things, particularly in historical or formal contexts.
From Latin 'quintus' (fifth) + '-on' (diminutive suffix). Related to 'quintet,' this term appears in heraldry, music, and classical texts to denote groups of five.
Quinton appears frequently in medieval and Renaissance heraldic descriptions—heralds needed precise vocabulary to describe patterns of five objects on coats of arms, which is why we have such specific words for specific numbers.
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