quartering has definitions from the fields of military,housing,heraldry
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[ noun ] (military,housing) living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)

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housing military

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[ noun ] (heraldry) 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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coat_of_arms

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[ noun ] dividing into four equal parts

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division quarter

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