Definition of quartering
- the coats of arms marshalled on a shield to denote the marriages into a family of the heiresses of others
Usage examples of quartering
The shield's quartering combined four family coats of arms after several heiresses married into the line.
The designer checked the quartering to see which family emblem belonged in each section of the shield.
Gold lions appeared in one part of the quartering, while another section showed red crosses.