quartering

/ˈkwɔrdərɪŋ/
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Definitions of quartering
  1. noun
    dividing into four equal parts
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    type of:
    division
    the act or process of dividing
  2. noun
    living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
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    type of:
    housing, living accommodations, lodging
    structures collectively in which people are housed
  3. noun
    a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
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    type of:
    arms, blazon, blazonry, coat of arms
    the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
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