<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.</li><li>(in a department of France) a division of an arrondissement.</li><li>Heraldry. a square area in the dexter chief, or right-hand corner, of an escutcheon, often distinctively treated: a diminutive of the dexter chief quarter.</li><li>Architecture. a pilaster or similar feature projecting from the corner of a building.</li><li>Obsolete. a division, part, or portion of anything.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to divide into parts or portions.</li><li>to divide into cantons or territorial districts.</li><li>to allot quarters to (soldiers, troops, etc.).</li></ul>