QUARTERING
quartering,n. Hist. 1.The dividing of a criminal’s body into quarters after execution, esp. as
part of the punishment for a crime such as high treason. See HANGED, DRAWN, AND
QUARTERED. 2. The furnishing of living quarters to members of the military. • The Third
Amendment generally protects people from being forced to use their homes to quarter soldiers.
U.S. Const. amend. III. 3. The dividing of a shield into four parts to show four different coats of
arms. — quarter,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]