quartering
quar·te·ring
noun
1.
a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
2.
living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
Origin
By surface analysis, quarter + -ing.
Phrases
- quartering block
- quartering sea
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