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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Party \Par"ty\, n.; pl {Parties}. [F. parti and partie, fr F. partir to part divide, L. partire partiri See {Part}, v.] 1. A part or portion. [Obs.] ``The most party of the time.'' --Chaucer. 2. A number of persons united in opinion or action as distinguished from or opposed to the rest of a community or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people is divided on questions of public policy. Win the noble Brutus to our party. --Shak. The peace both parties want is like to last --Dryden. 3. A part of a larger body of company; a detachment; especially (Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on special service. 4. A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a select company; as a dinner party; also the entertainment itself as to give a party. 5. One concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes part with others a participator; as he was a party to the plot; a party to the contract. 6. The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant. The cause of both parties shall come before the judges. --Ex. xxii. 9. 7. Hence any certain person who is regarded as being opposed or antagonistic to another. It the jury found that the party slain was of English race, it had been adjudged felony. --Sir J. Davies. 8. Cause side interest. Have you nothing said Upon this Party 'gainst the Duke of Albany? --Shak. 9. A person; as he is a queer party. [Now accounted a vulgarism.] Note: ``For several generations, our ancestors largely employed party for person; but this use of the word when it appeared to be reviving, happened to strike, more particularly, the fancy of the vulgar; and the consequence has been that the polite have chosen to leave it in their undisputed possession.'' --Fitzed. Hall. {Party jury} (Law), a jury composed of different parties, as one which is half natives and half foreigners. {Party man}, a partisan. --Swift. {Party spirit}, a factious and unreasonable temper, not uncommonly shown by party men. --Whately. {Party verdict}, a joint verdict. --Shak. {Party wall}. a (Arch.) A wall built upon the dividing line between two adjoining properties, usually having half its thickness on each property. b (Law) A wall that separates adjoining houses, as in a block or row. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Party \Par"ty\, a. [F. parti divided, fr partir to divide. See {Part}, v., and cf {Partite}.] 1. (Her.) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries; as an escutcheon party per pale. 2. Partial; favoring one party. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Party \Par"ty\, adv Partly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: party adj : based upon or representing political parties; "party politics"; "party leaders" [syn: {party(a)}] n 1: an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level" [syn: {political party}] 2: an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" 3: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen" [syn: {company}] 4: a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" 5: a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part" v : have a party; "The students were partying all night before the exam" From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: @-party /at'par`tee/ n. [from the @-sign in an Internet address] (alt. `@-sign party' /at'si:n par`tee/) A semi-closed party thrown for hackers at a science-fiction convention (esp. the annual World Science Fiction Convention or "Worldcon"); one must have a {network address} to get in or at least be in company with someone who does One of the most reliable opportunities for hackers to meet face to face with people who might otherwise be represented by mere phosphor dots on their screens. Compare {boink}. The first recorded @-party was held at the Westercon (a U.S. western regional SF convention) over the July 4th weekend in 1980. It is not clear exactly when the canonical @-party venue shifted to the Worldcon but it had certainly become established by Constellation in 1983. Sadly, the @-party tradition has been in decline since about 1996, mainly because having an @-address no longer functions as an effective lodge pin. = A = ===== From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: @-party/at'par-tee/ (Or "@-sign party" /at'si:n par'tee/, from the {@} sign in an {electronic mail address}) A semi-closed party thrown for hackers at a science-fiction convention (especially the annual Worldcon); one must have an {electronic mail address} to get in or at least be in company with someone who does One of the most reliable opportunities for hackers to meet {face-to-face} with people who might otherwise be represented by mere phosphor dots on their screens. Compare {boink}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-05-08)
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