forty-first

1 of 2

adjective

1

: being number 41 in a countable series

the forty-first day

see Table of Numbers

2

: being one of 41 equal parts into which something is divisible

a forty-first share of the money

forty-first

2 of 2

noun

"

1

: number 41 in a countable series

2

: the quotient of a unit divided by 41 : one of 41 equal parts of something

one forty-first of the total

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