PARTY

I. noun (plural parties) see: part Date: 14th century a person or group taking one side of a question, dispute, or contest, a group of persons organized for the purpose of directing the policies of a government, a person or group participating in an action or affair , a particular individual ; person , a detail of soldiers, a social gathering, ~ adjective II. intransitive verb (partied; ~ing) Date: 1919 to attend or give parties, ~er also partier noun