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QUARTERING ARMS

\kwˈɔːtəɹɪŋ ˈɑːmz], \kwˈɔːtəɹɪŋ ˈɑːmz], \k_w_ˈɔː_t_ə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ ˈɑː_m_z]\

Definitions of QUARTERING ARMS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Her.) The arranging of various coats of arms in squares or quarters on one escutcheon, so as to show the alliances of one family with the heiresses of others. Each of these squares is called a quartering.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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