Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Quarterly
Quar′ter·ly, a. 1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.
2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
Quar′ter·ly, n.; pl. Quarterlies. A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.
Quar′ter·ly, adv. 1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.
2. (Her.) In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms quarterly; in four or more parts; — said of a shield thus divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.