† a ˈpart,advb.phr.Obs. or dial. [a prep.1 in + part: cf. the earlier a-party.] In part, partly. 1481Caxton Reynard (Arb.) 25 That causeth me a parte to be hevy in my herte.1548Geste Priuee Masse 133 Which matere is..not a parte only but throughlie faultie.