Moiety
11moiety — Residue Res i*due (r?z ? d?), n. [F. r[ e]sidu, L. residuum, fr. residuus that is left behind, remaining, fr. residere to remain behind. See {Reside}, and cf. {Residuum}.] 1. That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or… …
12moiety — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English moite, from Anglo French meité, moité, from Late Latin medietat , medietas, from Latin medius middle more at mid Date: 15th century 1. a. one of two equal parts ; half b. one of two approximately equal …
13moiety — noun /ˈmɔɪ.ə.ti/ a) Half. From New Holland the emu, b) A share or portion. With his better moiety …
14Moiety — Moi|e|ty [ mɔiəti] die; , ...ties [...tiz] <aus engl. moiety »Hälfte«, dies über älter fr. moité, altfr. meitiet aus lat. medietas »Mitte; Hälfte« zu medius »Mittlerer«> als Hälfte eines Stammes od. einer Siedlung ausgebildete ↑unilineale… …
15moiety — A part; a fraction of a thing. See advowson of the moiety; taking by moieties; undivided interest …
16Moiety conservation — is the conservation of a subgroup in a chemical species, which is cyclically transferred from one molecule to another. Example ADP is a subgroup that remains unchanged when it is phosphorylated to create ATP and then unphosphorylated back to ADP …
17Moiety title — Property law Part of …
18moiety system — ▪ sociology also called dual organization form of social organization characterized by the division of society into two complementary parts called “moieties.” Most often, moieties are groups that are exogamous (exogamy), or outmarrying, that… …
19moiety — n.; pl. ties [L. medius, the middle] 1. One of two equal parts. 2. An indefinite portion …
20moiety — /moy i tee/, n., pl. moieties. 1. a half. 2. an indefinite portion, part, or share. 3. Anthropol. one of two units into which a tribe or community is divided on the basis of unilineal descent. [1400 50; late ME moite < MF < L medietat (s. of… …
