Main Entry: moi·e·ty

Pronunciation: \ˈmȯi-ə-tē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural moi·e·ties

Etymology: Middle English moite, from Anglo-French meité, moité, from Late Latin medietat-, medietas, from Latin medius middle — more at mid

Date: 15th century

1 a : one of two equal parts : half b : one of two approximately equal parts
2 : one of the portions into which something is divided : component, part <an ether molecule with a benzene moiety>
3 : one of two basic complementary tribal subdivisions