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1. (n.) quartering
the act of a person or thing that quarters.
2. quartering
the assignment of quarters or lodgings.
3. (adj.) quartering
lying at right angles.
Etymology: (1585–95)
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| Definition of 'Quartering' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) quartering
a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
2. (noun) quartering
living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
3. (noun) quartering
dividing into four equal parts
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| Definition of 'Quartering' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Quartering
coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object
2. (adj) Quartering
at right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other
3. (noun) Quartering
a station
4. (noun) Quartering
assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters
5. (noun) Quartering
the division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments
6. (noun) Quartering
one of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer
7. (noun) Quartering
a series of quarters, or small upright posts. See Quarter, n., 1 (m) (Arch.)
8. Quartering
of Quartter
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