Definitions

1. verb

to cut or divide into quarters, or to separate or divide something

“The butcher disquartered the large carcass into smaller portions for the market.”

2. verb

to deprive of quarter or accommodation; to exclude from a place of shelter or refuge

“The city refused to disquarter the homeless people, providing them with temporary shelter instead.”

3. noun

a person or thing that has been disquartered; a person or thing that has been excluded from a place of shelter or refuge

“The disquartered traveler was forced to seek alternative accommodations for the night.”