NOUN | artifact | quartering | a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon |
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artifact | quartering | living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) | |
act | quartering | dividing into four equal parts |
Meaning | A coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages. | |
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Broader | coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry | The official symbols of a family, state / state / state / state, etc. |
Spanish | cuartelado, cuartel | |
Catalan | cantó |
Meaning | living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel). | |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Broader | housing, lodging, living accommodations | structures collectively in which people are housed |
Verbs | quarter | provide housing for (military personnel) |
Meaning | dividing into four equal parts. | |
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Broader | division | The act or process of dividing |
Catalan | quarterar | |
Verbs | quarter | divide by four |
quarter | divide into quarters |
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