1. Dividing into four equal parts
   "The quartering of the apple made it easy to share"
    
2. (military) living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
   "The soldiers were assigned to their quartering for the night"
    
3. A coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
   "The family's quartering showed their noble lineage through several marriages"

1. Divide into quarters
   "quarter an apple"
    
2. (military) provide housing for (military personnel)
   "The soldiers were quartered in local homes";
   - billet, canton
    
3. Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
   "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes";
   - draw, draw and quarter

Derived forms: quarterings

Type of: accommodate, arms, blazon, blazonry, coat of arms, division, housing, kill, living accommodations, lodge, lodging, section, segment

Encyclopedia: Quartering