— partedness , n.
/par"tid/ , adj.
1. divided into parts; cleft.
2. divided by a part: parted hair.
3. set or kept apart; separated.
4. Bot. (of a leaf) separated into rather distinct portions by incisions that extend nearly to the midrib or the base.
5. Heraldry. party (def. 18).
6. Archaic. dead; deceased.
[ 1350-1400; ME; see PART, -ED 2 ]