purparty
/ˈpəːpɑːti/(also pourparty) Law. Now historical
noun
A portion or share; specifically a part of an estate allotted to a coparcener.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Statutes of the Realm. From Anglo-Norman pourpartie, purpartie, purpartye and Old French (Normandy) porpartie share, portion, part of an estate allotted to a coparcener from por-, pour-, pur- + partie, partye division, part. Compare post-classical Latin propartia, purpartia.