n.
Pronunciation: ' pär-t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural parties
Etymology: Middle English partie part, party, from Anglo-French, from partir to divide ― more at PART
Date: 14th century
1 : a person or group taking one side of a question, dispute, or contest
2 : a group of persons organized for the purpose of directing the policies of a government
3 : a person or group participating in an action or affair <a mountain-climbing party > <a party to the transaction>
4 : a particular individual : PERSON <an old party approaching 80>
5 : a detail of soldiers
6 : a social gathering also : the entertainment provided for it
– party adjective