quartering

Noun
  1. A coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon;
    Combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages (synset 104038525)
    is a type of: arms, blazon, blazonry, coat of arms - the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
  2. Living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) (synset 104038360)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housed
  3. Dividing into four equal parts (synset 100387361)
    is a type of: division - the act or process of dividing

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