quartering
1quar·ter·ing
noun \ˈkwȯ(r)-tə-riŋ\Definition of QUARTERING
1
a : the division of an escutcheon containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments b : a quarter of an escutcheon or the coat of arms on it
2
: a line of usually noble or distinguished ancestry
First Known Use of QUARTERING
15th century
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