quartering Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
  2. noun living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
  3. noun dividing into four equal parts
  4. verb provide housing for (military personnel)
    billet; quarter; canton.
  5. verb pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
    draw; quarter; draw and quarter.
    • in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
  6. verb divide into quarters
    quarter.
    • quarter an apple
  7. verb divide by four; divide into quarters
    quarter.

WordNet

Quar"ter*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object.
  2. (Mach.) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
Quar"ter*ing noun
Definitions
  1. A station. Obs. Bp. Montagu.
  2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters.
  3. (Her.) (a) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments. (b) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
  4. (Arch.) A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See Quarter, n., 1 (m) (Arch.) Gwilt. Macaulay.

Webster 1913