Quinary \Qui"na*ry\, a. [L. quinarius, from quini five each, akin to quinque five: cf. F. quinaire. See {Five}.] Consisting of five; arranged by fives. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Quinary system} (Zool.), a fanciful classification based on the hypothesis that each group contains five types. [1913 Webster]