Word: quartering
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: quar
ter
ing
Definition: One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
Morphemes:
Affix: quarter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.