[Sp. and Pg., orig. denoting a house and farm let at a rent of one-fifth (quinta parte) of the produce of the latter.] A country-house or villa in Spain or Portugal.
1777. W. Dalrymple, Trav. Sp. & Port., cxxix. Passed several quintas or country houses.
1811. Wellington, Lett. to Hill, in Gurw., Desp. (1838), VIII. 167. My head quarters are in a quinta near Portalegre.
1893. T. B. Foreman, Trip to Spain, 27. We pass some charming quintas, surrounded by gardens ablaze with flowers.
