Partage

//ˈpɑːtɪd͡ʒ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A part, portion or share. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    Division, sharing; the act of portioning out or dividing up. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "looke into our Royall house, where so many partages [tr. partages], so many surnames, and so many severall titles have so encumbred us, that the originall of the stocke is utterly lost."

  3. 3
    The formerly standard practice of dividing up artifacts between archaeologists, their patrons, and the host territory. countable, historical, uncountable

Example

More examples

"looke into our Royall house, where so many partages [tr. partages], so many surnames, and so many severall titles have so encumbred us, that the originall of the stocke is utterly lost."

Etymology

From Middle French partage, from partir (“to share”).

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