From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Moiety \Moi"e*ty\ (moi"[-e]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Moieties}
(moi"[-e]*t[i^]z). [F. moiti['e], 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.
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The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's subject.
--Addison.
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2. An indefinite part; a small part. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Residue \Res"i*due\ (r?z"?-d?), n. [F. r['e]sidu, L. residuum,
fr. residuus that is left behind, remaining, fr. residere to
remain behind. See {Reside}, and cf. {Residuum}.]
1. That which remains after a part is taken, separated,
removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.
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The residue of them will I deliver to the sword.
--Jer. xv. 9.
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If church power had then prevailed over its victims,
not a residue of English liberty would have been
saved. --I. Taylor.
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2. (Law) That part of a testeator's estate wwhich is not
disposed of in his will by particular and special legacies
and devises, and which remains after payment of debts and
legacies.
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3. (Chem.) That which remains of a molecule after the removal
of a portion of its constituents; hence, an atom or group
regarded as a portion of a molecule; a {moiety} or
{group}; -- used as nearly equivalent to {radical}, but in
a more general sense.
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Note: The term radical is sometimes restricted to groups
containing carbon, the term residue and {moiety} being
applied to the others.
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4. (Theory of Numbers) Any positive or negative number that
differs from a given number by a multiple of a given
modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given
number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues.
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Syn: Rest; remainder; remnant; balance; residuum; remains;
leavings; relics.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moiety
n 1: one of two (approximately) equal parts [syn: {moiety},
{mediety}]
2: one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
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