moiety （‘half’ is the most freq. sense)
1.
share, portion
1H4 III. i. 97
“my . . . equals not
one of yours,”
Ham. I. i. 90
“a competem,”
Lr. I. i. 7,
Sonn. xlvi. 12
“The clear eye's and the
dear heart's part.”
2.
small part, lesser
share or portion
Wint. II. iii. 8
“a moiety of my
rest,”
Lucr. Ded. 2
