moiety:
- one of two equal parts; a half
- an indefinite part; a small portion or share
- one of two basic tribal subdivisions
Example: Cut off from news at home, fearful of a blood bath, anxious to salvage a moiety of the reform program, the Prague leadership accepted Moscow's diktat. [Reference: Karl E. Meyer, "Pangloss in Prague", New York Times , June 27, 1993]
