n. An angle or corner; also, an angular space or nook.n. A portion of space; a parcel of ground.n. A small district; a subdivision of a country.n. In France, the territorial division below an arrondissement and above a commune. See arrondissement.n. In heraldry, a part of the chief, cut off on either the left- or the right-hand upper corner.n. A distinct part or division: as, the cantons of a painting or other representation, or of a flag.To divide into cantons or districts, as territory; divide into distinct portions; with out, to cut out and separate.To allot separate quarters to the different divisions or parts (usually regiments) of: as, to canton an army or a detachment.n. A variant of canto.n. In architecture, a thickened or emphasized corner of a building, as where two pilasters are set one on each side of the extreme angle. See cantoned (with cut).In heraldry, to furnish with a canton, or furnish a canton with: as, a cross argent cantoned with four scallop-shells.To quarter one's self in a temporary hut or cantonment.