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quartering

noun·Reference

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a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages

Other meanings

2. noun

living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)

3. noun

dividing into four equal parts

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