Quarterings

noun

1. A division into four parts.
2. The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
3. The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
4. The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
5. One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.