quartering meaning

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quartering (noun): a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages.

quartering has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

quartering as a noun

  1. a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages

    Type of: coat of arms

  2. living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)

    Type of: housing

    Related forms: quarter

  3. dividing into four equal parts

    Type of: division

    Related forms: quarter

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with QU · words ending in NG · 10-letter words

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