moiety
moi·e·ty / ˈmoiətē/ • n. (pl. -ties) formal or technical each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided. ∎ Anthropol. each of two social or ritual groups into which a people is divided, esp. among Australian Aboriginals and some American Indians. ∎ a part or portion, esp. a lesser share. ∎ Chem. a distinct part of a large molecule: the enzyme removes the sulfate moiety.
moiety
moiety The two or more primary subdivisions in a political or kinship grouping. Some writers restrict the meaning of this term to exogamous groups, whereas others prefer a wider usage, referring to any dual organization (as, for example, in Claude Lévi-Strauss , The Elementary Structures of Kinship, 1969)
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moiety
moiety half. XV (moit(i)e). — OF. moité, (also mod.) moitié :- L. medietās, -tāt-, f. medius middle, MID.
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