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moiety
[ moi-i-tee ]
/ ˈmɔɪ ɪ ti /
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noun, plural moi·e·ties.
a half.
an indefinite portion, part, or share.
Anthropology. one of two units into which a tribe or community is divided on the basis of unilineal descent.
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Origin of moiety
1400–50; late Middle English moite<Middle French <Latin medietāt- (stem of medietās) the middle, equivalent to medi(us) mid + -etāt-, variant, after vowels, of -itāt--ity
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British Dictionary definitions for moiety
moiety
/ (ˈmɔɪɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties archaic
a half
one of two parts or divisions of something
Word Origin for moiety
C15: from Old French moitié, from Latin mediētās middle, from medius
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