The Only Use of
moiety
in
Sense and Sensibility
- Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only a life-interest in it.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
one of two (approximately) equal parts
or:
chemistry: a significant segment, portion or part of a molecule that may include a substructure of the functional group
or:
chemistry: a significant segment, portion or part of a molecule that may include a substructure of the functional group