par·tite \ˈpär]ˌtīt, ˈpȧ] also ]d.ˌīt, usu -īd.+V\adjective Etymology: Latin partitus divided, past participle of partire, partiri to divide 1.: divided into a usually specified number of parts or divisions < the rule of four-partite military government — New Republic > < sex-partite vaulting — T.F.Bumpus > 2.: parted 1c < a partite leaf >