quartering

/ˈkwɔrdərɪŋ/

Other forms: quarterings

Definitions of quartering

1. noun

   dividing into four equal parts
   type of:

   division

   the act or process of dividing
2. noun

   living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
   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
   type of:

   arms, blazon, blazonry, coat of arms

   the official symbols of a family, state, etc.