moiety
noun/ˈmɔɪəti/
Frequency rank: #18,854 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
One of two equal or roughly equal parts into which something is divided.
Example sentence
The estate was divided so that each sibling received one moiety of the total inheritance.
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