a. Her. [COUNTER- 14.]

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  1.  Of a charge (such as a cross): Borne counterchanged upon a field quarterly.

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1562.  Leigh, Armorie (1579), 30. He bereth Sable, and Argent quartered, a playne Crosse counterquartered of the fielde.

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1586.  Ferne, Blaz. Gentrie, 202. Quarterly argent and blewe a fesse counterquartered.

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  2.  Of an escutcheon: Quarterly, with each quarter also quartered.

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  Counter-quarterly, a. Her. = prec. 2.

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In mod. Dicts.

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