What is the meaning of quartering?

noun

  • A coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages.
  • Living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel. )
  • Dividing into four equal parts.

verb

  • Provide housing for (military personnel.
  • Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him.
    • usage: "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
  • Divide into quarters.
    • usage: "quarter an apple"
  • Divide by four; divide into quarters.
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