parti
1 of 4noun (1)
par·ti
(ˈ)pär¦tē
plural partis
-ē(z)
1
: match entry 1 sense 4b
the Englishman whom she naively assumes to be an excellent parti 
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: a good or desirable match
you don't realize what a parti he is Mary Manning
Mary Manningparti
2 of 4noun (2)
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plural -s
: the basic general scheme of an architectural design
parti-
3 of 4combining form (1)
variants or less commonly party-
: various : variegated
parti-striped
parti-
4 of 4combining form (2)
: part
parti-mortgage
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
French, from Middle French, match, party, decision, from parti, past participle of partir to divide, go away
Noun (2)
French, from Middle French, match, party, decision
Combining form (1)
obsolete English party, adjective, parti-colored, from Middle English party, parti, from Middle French parti striped, party per pale, from Old French, from parti, past participle of partir to divide, go away
Combining form (2)
Latin, from part-, pars