The Only Use of
moiety
in
King Lear
- It did always seem so to us; but now, in the division of the kingdom, it appears not which of the Dukes he values most, for equalities are so weighed that curiosity in neither can make choice of either's moiety.†
Scene 1.1
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