Definition of quartering Quartering

quar•ter•ing

We found 20 definitions of quartering from 6 different sources.

What does quartering mean?

Noun Plural: quarterings
quartering - dividing into four equal parts
		division the act or process of dividing
quartering - living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
		living accommodations, housing, lodging structures collectively in which people are housed
		armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
quartering - 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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quartering (Noun)
The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
quartering (Noun)
The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
quartering (Noun)
The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
quartering (Noun)
One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
quartering (Noun)
A series of quarters, or small upright posts.
quartering (Verb)
Present participle of quarter.

quartering (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Quartter
quartering (a.)
Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object.
quartering (a.)
At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
quartering (n.)
A station.
quartering (n.)
Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters.
quartering (n.)
The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
quartering (n.)
One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
quartering (n.)
A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See Quarter, n., 1 (m) (Arch.)

quartering
The act of dismembering the carcass of an animal with the production of organic waste which if improperly disposed cause problems of pollution and fawl smells.