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Webster 1913 Edition

Mediety

Me-di′e-ty

,
Noun.
[L.
medietas
.]
The middle part; half; moiety.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mediety

MEDI'ETY

,
Noun.
[L.medietas; from L.medius, middle.]
The middle state or part; half; moiety. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

mediety

mediety

English

Noun

mediety

  1. (obsolete) The middle part; half; moiety.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Browne to this entry?)

Etymology

From the late Middle English medietee ‎(“a half”), from the Classical Latin medietās.

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