Moi"e*ty (moi"ē*t?), n.;
pl. Moieties (-tĭz). [F.
moitié, L. medietas, fr. medius middle,
half. See Mid, a., and cf. Mediate,
Mediety.] 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. Shak.
The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's
subject.
Addison.
2. An indefinite part; a small part.
Shak.