单词 | moiety |
释义 | moiety /moy"i tee/, n. , pl. moieties. 1. a half. 2. an indefinite portion, part, or share. 3. Anthropol. one of two units into which a tribe or community is divided on the basis of unilineal descent. [1400-50; late ME moite < MF < L medietat- (s. of medietas) the middle, equiv. to medi(us) mid + -etat-, var., after vowels, of -itat- -ITY] |
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