Answer: quartering

AnswerCrossword Clue
QUARTERINGDividing into four units
quarteringQUARTER, to divide into four parts
quarteringThe action of dividing something into four parts
quarteringThe coats of arms marshalled on a shield to denote the marriages into a family of the heiresses of others
quarteringThe provision of accommodations or lodgings, esp. for troops