Moiety

  • 21moiety — 1. Originally, a half; now, loosely, a portion of something. 2. Functional group. [M.E. moite, a half] * * * moi·ety mȯi ət ē n, pl eties one of the portions into which something is divided <the hemoglobin molecule contains four heme moieties …

    Medical dictionary

  • 22Moiety — A half of something; later, a part or small portion. [< OldFr. moite < Lat. medius = middle] …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 23moiety — Synonyms and related words: allotment, allowance, ashram, big end, bigger half, bisection, bit, bite, body, budget, butt, caste, chip, chunk, clan, class, clip, clipping, collop, colony, commission, commonwealth, commune, community, contingent,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24moiety — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Part] Syn. half, section, fraction; see division 2 , part 1 . 2. [Clan] Syn. affiliation, kinship, group; see family 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 25moiety — moi|e|ty [ˈmɔııti] n plural moieties [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: moité, from Late Latin medietas, from Latin medius middle ] law or literary a half share …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26moiety — see MITTEN …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27moiety — The two or more primary subdivisions in a political or kinship grouping. Some writers restrict the meaning of this term to exogamous groups, whereas others prefer a wider usage, referring to any dual organization (as, for example, in, The… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 28moiety — moi·e·ty || mɔɪətɪ n. half, one of the two parts into which a whole is divided …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 29moiety — [ mɔɪɪti] noun (plural moieties) formal or technical each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided. Origin ME: from OFr. moite, from L. medietas middle , from medius mid, middle …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30moiety — n. 1. Half. 2. Portion, share, part …

    New dictionary of synonyms

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