quartering

A division into four parts.

The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.

The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.

(heraldry) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.

(heraldry) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.

(architecture) A series of quarters, or small upright posts.

(historical) The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).

(hunting) Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quatering' the field.

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