noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- (answers question quid est res)
- quiddity, what a thing is, essence of a thing
- Age: Medieval (11th-15th centuries)
- Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
- Source: Roy J. Deferrari, “Dictionary of St”. Thomas Aquinas, 1960 (DeF)