A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
A small community or clan.
A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
A division of a political unit.
One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side (e.g., the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).
To divide into cantons.
To allot quarters to troops.
To delineate as a separate district.
division into forks