Quartering — may refer to:* dividing into four parts: ** Hanged, drawn and quartered, quartering as a punishment ** Quartering (heraldry)*The Quartering Acts, requiring American civilians to provide living spaces for British soldiers prior to the American… … Wikipedia
quartering — [kwôrt′ər iŋ] adj. 1. moving toward a ship so as to strike either quarter [a quartering sea or wind] 2. lying at right angles n. 1. the act of dividing into quarters 2. the act of passing back and forth over an area like hounds in hunting 3. the… … English World dictionary
Quartering — Quar ter*ing, a. 1. (Naut.) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quartering — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quartering}.] 1. To divide into four equal parts. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide; to separate into parts or regions. [1913 Webster] Then sailors quartered heaven.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quartering — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the division of an escutcheon containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments b. a quarter of an escutcheon or the coat of arms on it 2. a line of usually noble or distinguished ancestry II.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Quartering Act — is the name of at least two acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. Quartering Act of 1765 Lieutenant General Thomas Gage, the commander in Chief of British North American forces, and other British officers who had fought in the French and… … Wikipedia
Quartering (heraldry) — Quartering in heraldry is a method of joining several different coats of arms together in one shield by dividing the shield into equal parts and placing different coats of arms in each division.Typically, a quartering consists of a division into… … Wikipedia
Quartering block — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quartering Act — ▪ Great Britain [1765] (1765), in American colonial history, the British parliamentary provision (actually an amendment to the annual Mutiny Act) requiring colonial authorities to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to… … Universalium
Quartering Act — Der Quartering Act, zwei Gesetze des britischen Parlaments von 1765 bzw. 1774, zwang die Kolonisten in der amerikanischen Kolonialzeit, britische Soldaten zu beherbergen und zu versorgen. Um eine Wiederholung zu verhindern, wurde der 3.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
