Definition of Quartering. Meaning of Quartering. Synonyms of Quartering

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Definition of Quartering

Quartering
Quartter Quart"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quartered; p. pr. & vb. n. Quartering.] 1. To divide into four equal parts.
Quartering
Quartering Quar"ter*ing, a. 1. (Naut.) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object. 2. (Mach.) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
Quartering
Quartering Quar"ter*ing, n. 1. A station. [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu. 2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters. 3. (Her.) (a) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments. (b) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer. 4. (Arch.) A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See Quarter, n., 1 (m) (Arch.) --Gwilt. Quartering block, a block on which the body of a condemned criminal was quartered. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Quartering from wikipedia

- Look up quartering in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quartering may refer to: Dividing into four parts: Dismemberment - a form of execution Hanged,...
- The Quartering Acts were two or more Acts of British Parliament requiring local governments of Britain's North American colonies to provide the British...
- Quartering is a method of joining several different coats of arms together in one shield by dividing the shield into equal parts and placing different...
- sentence of hanging, drawing, and quartering was changed to drawing, hanging until dead, and posthumous beheading and quartering, before being abolished in England...
- (Amendment III) to the United States Constitution places restrictions on the quartering (the placement and/or sheltering) of soldiers in private homes without...
- elements (the tuned m**** damper) for stabilization. Concerned about "quartering winds" (wind directed diagonally toward the corners of the building rather...
- becomes important when the large sample is not homogeneous. Coning and quartering is a method used by analytical chemists to reduce the sample size of a...
- Age of Sail, the quarterdeck was the preserve of the ship's officers. quartering sea Seas approaching a vessel from between 105° and 165° to port or starboard...
- chivalry to noblemen who could demonstrate that their lineage had extended "quarterings", i.e. several generations of noble ancestry, to be eligible for offices...
- significant court decisions to interpret the Third Amendment prohibition of quartering soldiers in homes during peacetime without the owner's consent. The dispute...