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moi·e·ty  (moi-t)
n. pl. moi·e·ties
1. A half.
2. A part, portion, or share.
3. Anthropology Either of two kinship groups based on unilateral descent that together make up a tribe or society.

[Middle English moite, from Old French meitiet, moitie, from Late Latin mediets, from Latin, middle, from medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

moiety [ˈmɔɪɪtɪ]
n pl -ties Archaic
1. a half
2. one of two parts or divisions of something
[from Old French moitié, from Latin mediētās middle, from medius]

Moiety a half; the better half; a small part; a lease; a share, portion, or quantity.
Examples: the moiety of the human species; of a scruple, 1641.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.moiety - one of two (approximately) equal partsmoiety - one of two (approximately) equal parts
half, one-half - one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"
2.moiety - one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
social group - people sharing some social relation
tribe, folk - a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Translations
moiety
n (Jur: = half) → Hälfte f; (liter) (= small amount)Hauch m (geh) (→ of an +dat); (= small share)Bruchteil m


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