quartered

[kwawr-terd]

adjective

1. divided into quarters.

2. furnished with quarters or lodging.

3. (of wood) quartersawed.

4. Heraldry.

   1. (of an escutcheon) divided into four or more parts.

   2. (of a cross) having the central square portion removed.

quartered

/ ˈkwɔːtəd /

adjective

1. heraldry (of a shield) divided into four sections, each having contrasting arms or having two sets of arms, each repeated in diagonally opposite corners

2. (of a log) sawn into four equal parts along two diameters at right angles to each other; quartersawn

Other Word Forms

• unquartered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of quartered¹

First recorded in 1475–85; quarter + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Around midnight on April 18, 1775, Revere was ordered to ride to Lexington, Mass., and warn the townspeople that British soldiers, who were quartered in Boston, were ready to head their way.

From Salon

Instead of Bath, Manueli turned out for Harlequins - a team who play in the famous quartered shirt but in south east Melbourne, rather than south west London.

From BBC

Williams, having found the capsule and burst it between his teeth, was led off the pitch, with strangely scarlet blood streaming from his mouth, splattering on Quins' famous quartered shirt.

From BBC

The dried apricots and figs should be quartered, and the apple diced to a similar size.

From Salon

Looking back on White’s original 500-word essay, trying to pinpoint the source of the internet’s ire, you might think you missed a line in which she insisted that all musicians be drawn and quartered.

From Los Angeles Times

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