I. ˈkwȯ(r)-tə-riŋ noun
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : the division of an escutcheon containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments
b. : a quarter of an escutcheon or the coat of arms on it
2. : a line of usually noble or distinguished ancestry
II. adjective
Date: circa 1692
1. : coming from a point well abaft the beam of a ship but not directly astern
quartering waves
2. : lying at right angles