quarterings

Noun

quartering (countable and uncountable, plural quarterings)

1. A division into four parts.
   • Similitude applies to proportional changes, such as doublings, halvings, or quarterings; it does not apply to additive changes.1994, David C. Schneider, Quantitative Ecology: Spatial and Temporal Scaling, page 36
2. The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
3. The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
4. The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
5. One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
6. A series of quarters, or small upright posts.

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