Associations to the word «Moiety»

Wiktionary

MOIETY, noun. Half.
MOIETY, noun. A share or portion.
MOIETY, noun. (chemistry) A specific segment of a molecule.
MOIETY, noun. (anthropology) Each descent group in a culture which is divided exactly into two descent groups.

Dictionary definition

MOIETY, noun. One of two (approximately) equal parts.
MOIETY, noun. One of two basic subdivisions of a tribe.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats