quarterings

Noun

• a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
• living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
• dividing into four equal parts
• plural of quartering

Verb

• provide housing for (military personnel)
• pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
• divide into quarters
• divide by four; divide into quarters

Synonyms

billet, canton, draw, draw and quarter, quarter, quartering