n. & v.
n. 1 division into parts, esp. Polit. of a country with separate areas of government. 2 a structure dividing a space into two parts, esp. a light interior wall.
v.tr. 1 divide into parts. 2 (foll. by off) separate (part of a room etc.) with a partition. partitioned adj. partitioner n. partitionist n.
[ ME f. OF f. L partitio -onis (as PARTITE) ]