1. (

• quartering ,

) a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages ;

2. (

• quartering

) living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) ;

3. (

• quartering

) dividing into four equal parts ;

1. (

• quarter ,
• billet ,
• canton

) provide housing for (military personnel) ;

2. (

• draw ,
• quarter ,
• draw_and_quarter

) pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" ;

3. (

• quarter ,

) divide into quarters; "quarter an apple" ;

4. (

• quarter

) divide by four; divide into quarters ;