Dictionary
moi•e•ty
Pronunciation: (moi'i-tē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ties.
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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.