moiety

One entry found for moiety.

Main Entry: moi·e·ty
Pronunciation: 'moi-&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English moite, from Anglo-French meité, moité, from Late Latin medietat-, medietas, from Latin medius middle -- more at MID
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