| 单词 | grand quarter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrand quarter grand quarter n. Heraldry a quarter that is itself quartered; cf. grand quartering n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > escutcheon or shield > [noun] > division of shield > quarter > grand quarter grand quarter1702 1702 A. Nisbet Ess. Addit. Figures & Marks of Cadency 234 His Lordships Armorial Ensign is quarterly, first grand Quarter counter quartered Hume and Pepdie. 1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) ii. 45 If one or more of these quarters should be subdivided into other like divisions, it is said to be Quarterly-quartered; and the quarter thus quartered is called a Grand quarter. 1896 J. Woodward Heraldry II. 102 It may happen that one of the heiresses whose arms are to be quartered, herself bore a quartered coat, in this case the quarter appropriated to her contains her whole bearings..and..is called a Grand-quarter. 1969 J. Franklyn & J. Tanner Encycl. Dict. Heraldry 271/1 In Scotland, quarters are limited to four, but each may be a grand quarter, i.e. a quarter which is itself quarterly of four sub-quarters. 1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide to Heraldry vii. 136 Such impartible quarters as in the first and fourth quarters are known as grand quarters. < as lemmas |
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