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📅 Every three months 📰 A periodical 🛡️ Heraldic quarters
quarterly

quarterly

1 8.3
A shield divided into four parts to show different family symbols
  • adverb
  • /ˈkwɔrtərli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cuartelado
  • In traditional heraldry, coats of arms may be placed quarterly to represent lineage.

Examples

  • The banner featured emblems quarterly, as prescribed by heraldic custom.

  • The shield was divided quarterly to display the different family arms.

  • The shield was designed with a quarterly pattern.

  • The quarterly arrangement of colors was striking.

  • The family discussed their plans for the quarterly meeting to review their budget and goals.

  • He submitted his report on the project's progress in time for the quarterly review.

  • The organization publishes a quarterly report detailing its activities and financial status.

Compounds

quarterly dividend
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A payment a company makes to people who own its shares every three months

Surface Forms

quarterly positive

Morphology

quarterly = quarter (semi-transparent) = quarter + ly

Formally 'quarter' + '-ly' is clear, but the specific heraldic sense (arranged in heraldic quarters) is specialized and may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Quarterly comes from quarter, which means 'one of four'. In heraldry a shield is divided into four 'quarters', so to place designs quarterly is to put them into those four separate parts.