1. being four times twenty; eighty in number or amount
Usage: archaic or formal; commonly seen in historical or biblical contexts

1. the number eighty; a group or set of eighty
Usage: archaic or formal

Examples

• Abraham was fourscore and six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael.
• Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation.
• The ancient text described a fourscore of soldiers marching into battle.
• She lived to be fourscore, a remarkable age for her time.
• A fourscore of sheep grazed in the meadow.