containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.-recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.-a periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.-by quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.-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.