'Moieties' definitions:
Definition of 'Moieties'
From: GCIDE
- 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]