Moi"e*ty (?), n.; pl. Moieties (#). [F. moiti'e, L. medietas, fr. medius middle, half. See Mid, a., and cf. Mediate, Mediety.]
1.
One of two equal parts; a half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation.
Shak.
The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's subject.
Addison.
2.
An indefinite part; a small part.
Shak.
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