quarterage

[ kwawr-ter-ij ]

noun

1. the act of providing troops with living accommodations.
2. the cost of such accommodations.
3. a shelter or lodging.
4. a quarterly payment, charge, or allowance.

quarterage

/ ˈkwɔːtərɪdʒ /

noun

1. an allowance or payment made quarterly
2. rare.
   shelter or lodging

Word History and Origins

Origin of quarterage¹

1350–1400; Middle English. See quarter, -age

Example Sentences

One grand objection against this proposal is, how you will oblige people to pay either their subscription or their quarterage.

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If they did not pay quarterage some of our salaries would be very short.

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What did she care for a trifle like quarterage while she was able to support both herself and her husband?

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Of course George K. Hester did not locate after receiving that letter, and he left the quarterage for those to follow.

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At noon home to dinner, where my uncle Thomas with me to receive his quarterage.

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Related Words

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