Definition of Quartired
Quar"tered (?), a. 1.
Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into four
parts or regions.
2. Furnished with quarters; provided with
shelter or entertainment.
3. Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, commonly
oak.
Quar"tered (?), a. 1.
Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into four
parts or regions.
2. Furnished with quarters; provided with
shelter or entertainment.
3. Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, commonly
oak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
QUARTERED. Divided into four parts; to be hanged, drawn,
and quartered, is the sentence on traitors and rebels.
Persons receiving part of the salary of an office from the
holder of it, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, are
said to be quartered on him. Soldiers billetted on a publican
are likewise said to be quartered on him.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
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