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‖ partage, n.
[a. F. partage = It. partaggio, med.L. partāgium (13th c. in Du Cange), f. F. partir, It. partire, to part: see -age. Formerly naturalized (ˈpɑːtɪdʒ); but, since 18th c., treated as F. |partaʒ|. (‘A word merely French’ J.)]
1. The action of dividing; division; partition; esp. division into shares. Also attrib.
1598Dallington Meth. Trav. F iv, The Comfrerie were against the Leaguers, for their partage. 1599Daniel Let. Octavia Wks. 1717 I. 75 Unequal Partage, to b'allow'd no share Of Power to do of Life's best Benefit. a1656Ussher Ann. (1658) 335 In the partage of the kingdom.. she seemed a little inclined to her youngest son. 1751T. Dicey Hist. Acc. Guernsey 61 The Fief Noble goes directly to the Eldest, unless he will put it into Partage with the rest. 1857Musgrave Pilgr. into Dauphiné I. iii. 58 The partage system, which parcels out the land into these infinitesimal patches.
2. A part, portion, share, lot.
1456Sir G. Haye Law Arms (S.T.S.) 160 Thir pure folk has na charge, na takis na lyfing, na partage of the weris. 1502Ord. Crysten Men (W. de W. 1506) v. ii. 370 Deth eternall unto hym is his partage & propre herytage. 1598Dallington Meth. Trav. E iij b, That the yonger sonnes of the King cannot have partage with the Elder. 1623tr. Favine's Theat. Hon. ii. i 67 [Such] as should fall to their lot and partage. a1661Fuller Worthies (1840) III. 388 Divine Providence..stopped the flowing of those salt-springs..till the poor were restored to their partage therein. 1763H. Walpole Let. to H.S. Conway 21 May, Vivacity is by no means the partage of the French. 1843I. F. Romer Rhone, Darro, etc. l. 281 Exempt from the cruel pounding that is the partage of inside places.
¶ Mistrans. L. compāgēs.
1593Queen Elizabeth Boeth. ii. pr. v. 31 What is there that wantes a spirit and lymmes partage [Chaucer jointure], that Justly may seeme fayre to the myndes and Reasons nature?
So † ˈpartage v. trans. [F. partager, a 1400], to divide into parts. Obs. rare.
c1586C'tess Pembroke Ps. xlv. viii, Children thou shalt bring, Of partag'd earth the kings and lords to bee. |