kwartier

Definitions

• A quarter of an hour, i.e. 15 minutes.
• The quarter(s) at (a) person(s)'s disposal to live in; one's living quarters.
• (now) A neighborhood, defined part of a town or city.
• (heraldry) A quarter of an heraldic field.
• (genealogy) All of one's ancestors up to a specified degree, indicated by the maximum number of possible ancestors at a given level (2, 4, 8, 16, etc.), generally listed on a document; originally used for nobles whose coat of coats of arms would be displayed on such a document.
• (dated) A region.