Found 2 items, similar to Moiety.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: moiety moiety n 1: one of two (approximately) equal parts [syn: mediety] 2: one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
English → English (gcide) Definition: Moiety Moiety \Moi"e*ty\ (moi"[-e]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Moieties (moi"[-e]*t[i^]z). [F. moiti['e], L. medietas, fr. medius middle, half. See Mid, a., and cf. Mediate, Mediety.] 1. One of two equal parts; a half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's subject. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. An indefinite part; a small part. --Shak. [1913 Webster]