moiety

[ moi-i-tee ]

/ ˈmɔɪ ɪ ti /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR moiety ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural moi·e·ties.

a half.

an indefinite portion, part, or share.

Anthropology. one of two units into which a tribe or community is divided on the basis of unilineal descent.

Origin of moiety

1400–50; late Middle English moite<Middle French <Latin medietāt- (stem of medietās) the middle, equivalent to medi(us) mid + -etāt-, variant, after vowels, of -itāt--ity

Words nearby moiety

mohua, mohur, mohwa, M.O.I., moidore, moiety, moil, Moira, Moirai, moire, moiré effect

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Example sentences from the Web for moiety

There was more than a moiety of sadness, constantly increasing its measure.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid
Is it not plain that the Church at home will not thus have a moiety of the control over her Missionaries she now has?
History and Ecclesiastical Relations of the Churches of the Presbyterial Order at Amoy, China|J. V. N. Talmage
In some of the recent States, more than a moiety of the whole domain had never been brought into this condition.
Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume III (of 20)|Charles Sumner
They had already consumed a moiety of it, and the approach of the blizzard would render it valuable beyond estimate.
Among the Esquimaux|Edward S. Ellis

“And leaving us to rot in this fever hole, without money or any thing else,” added his moiety.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348|Various

British Dictionary definitions for moiety

moiety

/ (ˈmɔɪɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties archaic

a half

one of two parts or divisions of something

Word Origin for moiety

C15: from Old French moitié, from Latin mediētās middle, from medius

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for moiety

moiety

[ moi′ĭ-tē ]

n.

One of two or more parts into which something may be divided, such as the various parts of a vitamin or molecule.

单词	moiety
释义	moiety [ moi-i-tee ] / ˈmɔɪ ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR moiety ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural moi·e·ties. a half. an indefinite portion, part, or share. Anthropology. one of two units into which a tribe or community is divided on the basis of unilineal descent. Origin of moiety 1400–50; late Middle English moite<Middle French <Latin medietāt- (stem of medietās) the middle, equivalent to medi(us) mid + -etāt-, variant, after vowels, of -itāt--ity Words nearby moiety mohua, mohur, mohwa, M.O.I., moidore, moiety, moil, Moira, Moirai, moire, moiré effect Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moiety There was more than a moiety of sadness, constantly increasing its measure. The Wild Huntress\|Mayne Reid Is it not plain that the Church at home will not thus have a moiety of the control over her Missionaries she now has? History and Ecclesiastical Relations of the Churches of the Presbyterial Order at Amoy, China\|J. V. N. Talmage In some of the recent States, more than a moiety of the whole domain had never been brought into this condition. Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume III (of 20)\|Charles Sumner They had already consumed a moiety of it, and the approach of the blizzard would render it valuable beyond estimate. Among the Esquimaux\|Edward S. Ellis “And leaving us to rot in this fever hole, without money or any thing else,” added his moiety. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348\|Various British Dictionary definitions for moiety moiety / (ˈmɔɪɪtɪ) / noun plural -ties archaic a half one of two parts or divisions of something Word Origin for moiety C15: from Old French moitié, from Latin mediētās middle, from medius Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to moiety share, component, element, affiliation, portion, part, fraction, half, piece Medical definitions for moiety moiety [ moi′ĭ-tē ] n. One of two or more parts into which something may be divided, such as the various parts of a vitamin or molecule. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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moiety

noun, plural moi·e·ties.

Origin of moiety

Words nearby moiety

Example sentences from the Web for moiety

British Dictionary definitions for moiety

noun plural -ties archaic

Word Origin for moiety

Words related to moiety

Medical definitions for moiety

n.