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quartering: Meaning and Definition of

quar•ter•ing

Pronunciation: (kwôr'tur-ing), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of a person or thing that quarters.
  2. the assignment of quarters or lodgings.
    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.
—adj.
  1. that quarters.
  2. lying at right angles.
  3. (of a wind) blowing on a ship's quarter.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
quarter-hour quarterly
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