n.
Pronunciation: ' mo ̇ i- ə -t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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 parts
2 : one of the portions into which something is divided : COMPONENT , PART <an ether molecule with a benzene moiety >
3 : one of two basic complementary tribal subdivisions