Head"quar`ters (-kw&add;r`t&etilde;rz), n. pl. [but sometimes used as a n. sing.] The
quarters or place of residence of any chief
officer, as the general in command of
an army, or
the head of
a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of
authority or order. The brain, which is the
headquarters, or
office, of intelligence. Collier.
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