MOIETY


Meaning of MOIETY in English

n. (pl. -ies) Law or literary 1 a half. 2 each of the two parts into which a thing is divided.

[ ME f. OF moité, moitié f. L medietas -tatis middle f. medius (adj.) middle ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.