Quartering — Quar ter*ing, n. 1. A station. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu. [1913 Webster] 2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters. [1913 Webster] 3. (Her.) (a) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments. (b) One… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hanged, drawn and quartered — The execution of Hugh Despenser the Younger, as depicted in the Froissart of Louis of Gruuthuse To be hanged, drawn and quartered was from 1351 a penalty in England for men convicted of high treason, although the ritual was first recorded during… … Wikipedia
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