moiety (MOI-i-tee) - n., one of two equal or roughly equal portions or divisions of something.
In particular, often an inheritance or, in anthropology, one of two units into which a tribe or community is divided based on unilineal descent. In use since the early 15th century, from Old French moitié, from Latin mediētās middle, from medius.
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In particular, often an inheritance or, in anthropology, one of two units into which a tribe or community is divided based on unilineal descent. In use since the early 15th century, from Old French moitié, from Latin mediētās middle, from medius.
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