parti

[pahr-tee, pahr-tee]

noun Architecture.

the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.

Origin of parti

1805–15; < French: task assigned, treatment, noun use of past participle of partir to part

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Contemporary Examples of parti

The Bloc Québécois, the federal counterpart to the Parti Québécois, then proceeded to kick her out of its caucus.
Top 10 Responses to Quebec’s Charter of Values
Sigal Samuel
September 17, 2013
New parties are constantly being born: Social Credit, Parti Québécois, Reform, Bloc Québécois, Wild Rose.
Why Doesn't Canada Have a Two Party System?
David Frum
October 6, 2012

Historical Examples of parti

Do you care enough for the parti to be able to say, ‘Yes, please!’
More About Peggy
Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey
But speaking strictly, you know, you're not what is technically called a parti.
The Portrait of a Lady
Henry James
I didn't think she would have been happier if she had been married off to a parti.
Overlooked
Maurice Baring
The Parti Ouvrier adopted a centralized form of organization.
Syndicalism in France
Louis Levine
Well—my little Faithie might make a far worse 'parti' than that!
Faith Gartney's Girlhood
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney