What does unquartered mean?
Unquartered means (chiefly heraldry) Not divided into quarters..
Unquartered
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
(chiefly heraldry) Not divided into quarters..
Definitions by Sense
- (chiefly heraldry) Not divided into quarters.
- Not assigned quarters; not given a place to live.
Example Sentences
An heir may bear his father's arms unquartered, but he is not entitled by the common law of arms to bear his mother's so.
John's father, also John, whose seal was seen somewhere by Streatfeild (in whose MSS. there is a drawing of the seal) used a plain unquartered shield of the Pashley crowned and double-queued lion[…]
unquartered soldiers
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An heir may bear his father's arms unquartered, but he is not entitled by the common law of arms to bear his mother's so.
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