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Noun quartering has 3 senses

quartering - a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
--₁ is a kind of coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry
quartering - living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
--₂ is a kind of housing, lodging, living accommodations

Derived form: verb quarter₁
quartering - dividing into four equal parts
--₃ is a kind of division

Derived forms: verb quarter₃, verb quarter₄

Verb quarter has 4 senses

quarter, billet, canton - provide housing for (military personnel)
--₁ is one way to lodge, accommodate

Derived forms: noun quarters₁, noun quartering₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
draw, quarter, draw and quarter - pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
--₂ is one way to kill

Derived form: noun quarter₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
quarter - divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
--₃ is one way to segment, section

Derived forms: noun quarter₁, noun quartering₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
quarter - divide by four; divide into quarters
--₄ is one way to divide, fraction

Derived form: noun quartering₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something