Noun: quartering k(w)or-tu-ring- A coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
- (military) living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
- Dividing into four equal parts
Verb: quarter k(w)or-tu(r)- (military) provide housing for (military personnel)
- billet, canton - Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"; - draw, draw and quarter - Divide into quarters
"quarter an apple"
Derived forms: quarterings Type of: accommodate, arms, blazon, blazonry, coat of arms, division, housing, kill, living accommodations, lodge, lodging, section, segment Encyclopedia: Quartering Quarter, William |