moiety
[ moi-i-tee ]
/ ˈmɔɪ ɪ ti /
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.
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
Medical definitions for moiety
moiety
[ moi′ĭ-tē ]
n.
One of two or more parts into which something may be divided, such as the various parts of a vitamin or molecule.