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OP Looking for the etymology of "Quarters" as in "The officers' quarters are near the bridge."
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Welcome, geomur. I'm a little short on time, so I'm going to teach you to fish. (Got that? Send private if not.)
This link gives several etymology sources:
http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/PF/etymology.html
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