quartering

[kwawr-ter-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that quarters.

2. the assignment of quarters or lodgings.

3. Heraldry.

   1. the division of an escutcheon into quarters.

   2. the marshaling of various coats of arms on an escutcheon.

   3. any of the coats of arms so marshaled.

adjective

1. that quarters.

2. lying at right angles.

3. Nautical.,  (of a wind) blowing on a ship's quarter.

quartering

/ ˈkwɔːtərɪŋ /

noun

1. military the allocation of accommodation to service personnel

2. heraldry

   1. the marshalling of several coats of arms on one shield, usually representing intermarriages

   2. any coat of arms marshalled in this way

Word History and Origins

Origin of quartering¹

First recorded in 1585–95; quarter + -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

For the founding generation, their defining experience of the dangers of domestic deployment of the military was the Boston Massacre and the quartering of British troops in private homes.

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Interestingly, in the case of quartering waves, there was a negligible effect of propulsion power on the deviations.

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For 11 years, Tillman was mired in the “spiritual quartering,” to borrow a phrase from the philosopher Simone Weil, of this soul-sucking work.

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A team of volunteer cooks is preparing lunch for 200 senior citizens, cutting cornbread, tossing spinach salad, quartering oranges.

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No one is concerned today about the quartering of troops or the establishment of well-regulated militias.

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