1. Quantity; amount. "Without authenticating . . . the quantum of the charges." Burke. 2. (Math.) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary. W. K. Clifford. Quantum meruit ( Etym: [L., as much as he merited] (Law), a count in an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should deserve. ...
