quadroon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black

WordNet

Quad*roon" noun
Etymology
F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See Quarter a fourth part, and cf. Quarteron.
Definitions
  1. The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded. Written also quarteron, quarteroon, and quateron.

Webster 1913