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- noun Plural form of
quartering .
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Examples
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On the shield are certain divisions called "quarterings," in one of which you will observe two lions and a horse.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3 Various 1868
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Once or twice its course brought it directly over the camp, and François had got hold of his gun, with the intention of bringing it down, but on each occasion it perceived his motions; and, soaring up like a paper-kite until out of reach, it passed over the camp, and then sank down again upon the other side, and continued its "quarterings" as before.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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Once or twice its course brought it directly over the camp, and Francois had got hold of his gun, with the intention of bringing it down, but on each occasion it perceived his motions; and, soaring up like a paper-kite until out of reach, it passed over the camp, and then sank down again upon the other side, and continued its "quarterings" as before.
The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850
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Royal nuptials, funeral processions, births & namings ~ Triumphant parades/returns of war-mongering & conquering kings & generals ~ Public executions, a la hangings, drawn & quarterings, beheadings, drownings, burnings ~ basically any event of ancient times wherein a mob could be expected
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Champlain had no quarterings of nobility on his escutcheon—at least none without the bar sinister of illegitimate birth.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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His grandmother taught him to calculate the worth of people by counting the number of quarterings in their coat of arms.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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That the Duke was present there, however, was attested by his broad banner, which, rich with all its quarterings, streamed from the battlements of the castle.
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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Champlain had no quarterings of nobility on his escutcheon—at least none without the bar sinister of illegitimate birth.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Scott frequently refers, in accounts of the roof of the hall of Abbotsford, which he blazoned with his quarterings, to his deficiency in the sixteen necessary for a Canonry.
Saint Ronan's Well 2008
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His grandmother taught him to calculate the worth of people by counting the number of quarterings in their coat of arms.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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