moieties
Webster's Dictionary (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. [1913 Webster]
The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's subject.— Addison.[1913 Webster]
2.An indefinite part; a small part. --Shak. [1913 Webster]