quartering

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The act of dividing something into four equal or approximately equal parts: "Quartering" can refer to the process of cutting or separating something into four quarters.
    • The provision of living accommodations, especially for military personnel: Historically, "quartering" refers to the act of assigning lodgings, particularly the compulsory housing of soldiers in private homes.
    • A heraldic charge occupying one quarter of a shield: In heraldry, a "quartering" is one of the sections of a shield divided into four, or a coat of arms that occupies such a section, often representing familial alliances.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The quartering of the apple was done with precision. (The act of dividing the apple into four parts was done with precision.)
    • The Quartering Act of 1765 required the American colonies to provide quartering for British troops. (The law required the colonies to provide living accommodations for soldiers.)
    • The family shield features a lion in the second quartering. (The family's coat of arms has a lion in the second section of the divided shield.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To be subject to quartering": To be forced to provide lodging for soldiers.
    • The citizens resented being subject to quartering during the occupation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Quarter (noun/verb): One of four equal parts; to divide into four parts; to provide with lodging.
  • Quartermaster (noun): A military officer responsible for providing quarters and supplies.
Synonyms
  • Division (into four parts): Bisecting, sectioning.
  • Billeting: Lodging, housing (especially for military).
Related Phrases
  • Drawing and quartering: A historical method of execution involving dismemberment. (Note: This is a specific, compound historical term).
    • The traitor was sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered.
Related Idioms
  • No quarter given: Showing no mercy or providing no shelter (originating from the military sense of not sparing an enemy's life or not providing prisoner lodgings).
    • The general ordered his troops to give no quarter.
Noun
  1. dividing into four equal parts
  2. living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
  3. a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages