Such laxness contrasts with, for example, the Bavarian Order of St George, which still demands 16 quarterings of nobility. |
At Fonthill the crest and the thirty-six quarterings of Beckford's full coat-of-arms were blazoned on the carpets and painted glass windows. |
Staunchly imperialist, he is a living manifestation of quintessential Englishness, a living descendant of people with blue blood, noble quarterings, and the right school tie. |
As to his blood, I suppose the family quarterings are three cuttle-fish sable, and a commentator rampant. |
There was no war here, no invasion, no curfews or quarterings. |
He surrounds himself with people who cannot show four quarterings. |