cantoningn.
The action of canton v.; †concrete a portion, fragment (obsolete).
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > dividing and sharing out > of land
lottingc1449
cantoning1625
the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > one of the parts into which anything is divided > portion of anything divided
dividend1477
canta1542
fee1573
cantoning1625
dividual1668
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [noun] > division into parcels or portions > specific land
partising1388
cantoning1625
partitioning1802
parcelment1847
society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > quartering > [noun]
quarterage1577
enquartering1639
billeting1640
cantonment1760
cantoning1844
1625 R. Montagu Appello Cæsarem 8 Popular cantonings of dismembred scripture.
1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. Q5v The dismembring and cantoning of this fair Estate.
1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 73 Quartering, Billeting, and Cantoning of Troops.
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