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moiety |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Moiety \Moi"e*ty\, n.; pl {Moieties}. [F. moiti['e], L. medietas fr medius middle, half. See {Mid}, a., and cf {Mediate}, {Mediety}.] 1. One of two equal parts a half; as a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation. --Shak. The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's subject. --Addison. 2. An indefinite part a small part --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: moiety n 1: one of two (approximately) equal parts [syn: {mediety}] 2: one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
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