quartering

adjective

1. moving toward a ship so as to strike either quarter: a quartering sea or wind
2. lying at right angles

noun

1. the act of dividing into quarters
2. the act of passing back and forth over an area like hounds in hunting
3. the providing of quarters for soldiers, etc.
4. Heraldry
   1. the division of a shield into quarters
   2. any of these, or the coat of arms on it