(nautical) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.

(dated) Synonym of quarter to; fifteen minutes before a certain hour.

plural of quartering

A quarter: either a fourth part, or a three-month term.

(nautical) In a direction between abeam and astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.

(historical) One of a group of agricultural workers who were entitled to keep a quarter of the harvest as payment, yielding up the rest to their lord.

plural of quarterer

division into quarters / (business) generation of quarterly data based on figures from periods of another size

(military) No mercy; no sparing the life of a captured opponent.

present participle of quarterize