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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Moiety

/(moi"ē̇*ty̆)/ · Moi·e·ty · IPA /ˈmɔɪ.ə.ti/
01 n. 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.
pl. Moieties ((moi"ē̇*tĭz))
  1. 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.
    “The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's subject.” Addison.
  2. 2.
    An indefinite part; a small part.