From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c. 1300. Doublet of partita. The sense of communist party of a communist state derives Russian партия (partija), short for Коммунистическая партия (Kommunističeskaja partija). By surface analysis, part + -y (“noun suffix”).
From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c. 1300. Doublet of partita. The sense of communist party of a communist state derives Russian партия (partija), short for Коммунистическая партия (Kommunističeskaja partija). By surface analysis, part + -y (“noun suffix”).
Meanings
A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
if the Jury had found that the party slain had been of English race and nation, it had been adjudged felony 1612, Sir John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued:
The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.
(dated, humorous, slang, vulgar) A person; an individual.
He is a queer party.
`These young parties have a way of looking at one, sir,' he would say apologetically, `which I don't call respectable.' 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
(dated, humorous, slang, vulgar) A person; an individual. ▸ With to: someone who takes part in an action or affair; an accessory.
I can't possibly be (a) party to that kind of reckless behaviour.
(archaic, broadly) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
A mile back in the forest the tribe had heard the fierce challenge of the gorilla, and, as was his custom when any danger threatened, Kerchak called his people together, partly for mutual protection against a common enemy, since this gorilla might be but one of a party of several, and also to see that all members of the tribe were accounted for. 1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 6, in Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, June 1914, →OCLC:
(archaic, broadly) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction. ▸ A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party.
His party was campaigning successfuly.
In the freer political atmosphere before the 1989 repression, peasant protests against the Party in Henan were sometimes openly discussed. A transcript of a meeting between peasants and cadres in Jili district near Luoyang published in the Peasants’ Daily recorded some vivid complaints. 1996, John Gittings, “Peasants in Revolt”, in Real China: From Cannibalism to Karaoke, Pocket Books, published 1997, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 46:
"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.[…]A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless." ¶ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually. 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
The RNC entered June with about $72.4 million in cash reserves, nearly five times the $15 million stockpiled by the DNC, as the two parties gear up for gubernatorial races this fall and next year’s costly midterm elections for Congress. […] The party’s cash crunch is serious enough that party officials have weighed seeking a line of credit to help it stay afloat, a development first reported by The New York Times. 2025 June 21, Fredreka Schouten and Arit John, “The DNC’s cash crunch deepens as new filings show Republicans with a huge advantage”, in CNN:
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, page 103:
The green party took 12% of the vote.
(archaic, broadly, with the and capital initial) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction. ▸ A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party. ▸ The Communist Party, especially as the sole political party of a communist state.
(archaic, broadly, dated) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction. ▸ A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party. ▸ The feeling of solidarity with and support for one's political party; partisanship, especially in political matters.
(Internet, archaic, broadly, qualifier:roleplaying games) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction. ▸ Active player characters organized into a single group.
(archaic, broadly) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction. ▸ A group of characters controlled by the player.
A detachment of troops selected for a particular service or duty.
The settlers were attacked early next morning by a scouting party.
boarding party
A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 63:
We're expecting a large party from the London office.
Do you have a table available for a party of four?
[…] the whole party were still standing and talking together very agreeably, when the sound of horses drew their notice, and Darcy and Bingley were seen riding down the street. 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 163–164:
'[…]I received it on the very morning of our intended party to Whitwell […] 1811, [Jane Austen], chapter IX, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume II, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:
When the line was being surveyed in 1880, the survey party, proceeding along the course of Stock Creek, reached a natural amphitheatre with a rock wall 200 ft. high, in the face of which there was an arched tunnel entrance, [...] into which the stream passed. 1944 May and June, “Nature Provides a Railway Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 132:
A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport. ▸ A social gathering, usually of invited guests, which typically involves eating, drinking, and entertainment and often held to celebrate a particular occasion.
You know I’d leave any party for you / 'Cause no party’s so sweet as a party of two 2017, “Any Party”, in Pleasure, performed by Feist:
I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday.
So-So, tonight, tonight, let’s look at where that time actually goes, and let’s begin with the most obvious form of fundraising: fundraisers. These are usually shitty parties in D.C. bars, restaurants, or townhouses, and there are a lot of them! The Sunlight Foundation estimates that, in the last election cycle, members of Congress held over 28 hundred fundraisers! Washington is like Rod Stewart’s haircut: party in the front, party in the back, frankly too much party and no business anywhere to be found! 2016 April 3, “Congressional Fundraising”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 7, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:
A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport. ▸ A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
Tupperware party
lingerie party
A small group of birds or mammals.
Small parties of cattle were seen browsing in places where they must with with difficulty have kept their footing[.] 1830 March 5, The Australian, Sydney, page 3, column 3:
A party of mynas, consisting of several males and females, once selected the top of a low terraced roof, just below my verandah, as a site for courting and quarrelling. 1903, D.D. Cunningham, Some Indian Friends and Acquaintances, London: John Murray, page 28:
Small parties and flocks close to breeding sites commonly give shrill, high-pitched, trilling screams. 2009, Mark Brazil, The Birds of East Asia, London: Christopher Helm, page 272:
(obsolete) A part or portion.
And so the moost party of the castel that was falle doune thorugh that dolorous stroke laye vpon Pellam and balyn thre dayes. 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum xv”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book II, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
(obsolete) A prospective partner or an offer of marriage.
ko 잔치 (social gathering) · id partai (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · sh zabava (social gathering) · pt grupo (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · nn party (social gathering) · ga cóisir (social gathering) · krl pruazniekku (social gathering) · oc banda (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · es partido (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · mk дружина (video games: group of characters controlled by the player) · hu parti (social gathering) · es partida (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · oc fèsta (social gathering) · yua chaʼan (social gathering) · ug زىياپەت (social gathering) · de Party (video games: group of characters controlled by the player) · fr groupe (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · tr zümre (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · tr parti (social gathering) · id pihak (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · lv tusiņš (social gathering) · bg при́ем (social gathering) · ajp حَفْلَة (social gathering) · arz حَفْلَة (social gathering) · es fiesta (social gathering) · mk страна (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · sv partaj (social gathering) · es parrandeada (social gathering) · es participante (someone who takes part) · ru уча́стница (someone who takes part) · ru зва́ный ве́чер (social gathering) · yue party (social gathering) · sk žúr (social gathering) · ro parte (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · es reventón (social gathering) · sh седељка (social gathering) · sh učesnica (someone who takes part) · ga dream (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · be вечары́нка (social gathering) · es jolgorio (social gathering) · hu párt (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · nb party (social gathering) · th คู่พิพาท (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · uz ziyofat (social gathering) · lo ງານ (social gathering) · ur جَشْن (social gathering) · mk вечеринка (social gathering) · vi tổ đội (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · sh strȁnka (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · fa مِهْمانی (social gathering) · hi दावत (social gathering) · ro petrecere (social gathering) · ru тусо́вка (social gathering) · vi phe đảng (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · arz بَارْتِي (social gathering) · es fiestoca (social gathering) · hu összejövetel (social gathering) · cs mecheche (social gathering) · tg меҳмондорӣ (social gathering) · yue 聚會 /聚会 (social gathering) · ms pesta (social gathering) · pt grupo (video games: group of characters controlled by the player) · sw chama (social gathering) · fi partio (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · grc κώθων (social gathering) · pl strona (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · sw safu (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · ar حِزْب (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · fa پارْتی (social gathering) · cs strana (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · fi asianosainen (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · is teiti (social gathering) · lt šalis (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · fr équipe (video games: group of characters controlled by the player) · km ភាគី (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · es chonguenga (social gathering) · fr détachement (military: discrete detachment of troops) · es guateque (social gathering) · uk вечі́рка (social gathering) · fr participant (someone who takes part) · hi दल (military: discrete detachment of troops) · he מסיבה \ מְסִבָּה (social gathering) · tr taraf (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · mk седенка (social gathering) · gl esmorga (social gathering) · la cōmīssātiō (social gathering) · cy parti (social gathering) · de Partei (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · vi phe (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · cmn 聯歡會 /联欢会 (social gathering) · am ድግስ (social gathering) · ru па́рти (social gathering) · fr faction (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · nl viering (social gathering) · sv part (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · mi pāti (social gathering) · sh стра̏нка (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · az ziyafət (social gathering) · fi joukko (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · it party (social gathering) · km ប៉ារទី (social gathering) · yi שׂמחה (social gathering) · hu oldal (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · de Partizipant (someone who takes part) · gd hòro-gheallaidh (social gathering) · sh журка (social gathering) · mk забава (social gathering) · ru гру́ппа (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · vi bên (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · pt balada (social gathering) · ru приём (social gathering) · ru вечери́нка (social gathering) · yue P (social gathering) · bn পার্টি (social gathering) · ar طَرَف (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · sv firande (social gathering) · hu osztag (military: discrete detachment of troops) · bg вечери́нка (social gathering) · sw kundi (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · gmw-ecg Parte (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · pt parte (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · sq aheng (social gathering) · es sarao (social gathering) · hu brigád (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · ar اِحْتِفَال (social gathering) · uk тусо́вка (social gathering) · ja 会合 (social gathering) · az tərəf (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · lt pobūvis (social gathering) · el πάρτι (social gathering) · ar طَرَف (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · pt festa (social gathering) · th งานเลี้ยง (social gathering) · yue 派對 /派对 (social gathering) · th คู่ความ (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · sq pritje (social gathering) · uz kecha (social gathering) · sh забава (social gathering) · sl zabava (social gathering) · is partí (social gathering) · cs večírek (social gathering) · et osapool (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · id pihak (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · de Party (social gathering) · fr teuf (social gathering) · mt festin (social gathering) · pt partido (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · da fest (social gathering) · ca part (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · de Fete (social gathering) · hu csapat (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · fi bailut (social gathering) · oc grop (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · am ፓርቲ (social gathering) · nb fest (social gathering) · hu csoport (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · mn цайллага (social gathering) · gl quirola (social gathering) · th งาน (social gathering) · bth patii (social gathering) · cs párty (social gathering) · sh жур (social gathering) · bg страна́ (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · gl roufada (social gathering) · eo amikaro (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · vi bên (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · hu buli (social gathering) · mwl fiesta (social gathering) · pl melanż (social gathering) · fi osapuoli (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · bg уча́стник (someone who takes part) · ca sarau (social gathering) · hy փարթի (social gathering) · az məclis (social gathering) · vi đội (military: discrete detachment of troops) · cmn 局 (social gathering) · cs kalba (social gathering) · fi osallinen (someone who takes part) · sh стра̏нка (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · ca festa (social gathering) · ga comhluadar (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · hu fél (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · de Teilnehmer (someone who takes part) · sh učesnik (someone who takes part) · hi जशन (social gathering) · ru уча́стник (someone who takes part) · nl partij (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · ur پارْٹی (social gathering) · bg заба́ва (social gathering) · fr fête (social gathering) · co festa (social gathering) · nl party (social gathering) · pl biba (social gathering) · grc συνουσίᾱ (social gathering) · id pesta (social gathering) · ro participant (someone who takes part) · es parranda (social gathering) · pl balet (social gathering) · cs mejdan (social gathering) · fi joukko (video games: group of characters controlled by the player) · gl runfla (social gathering) · az parti (social gathering) · gl rebuldaina (social gathering) · sh sudionica (someone who takes part) · id pihak (someone who takes part) · hy երեկույթ (social gathering) · ja 懇談会 (social gathering) · fi seurue (video games: group of characters controlled by the player) · lv vakars (social gathering) · ur مِہْمانی (social gathering) · bg гру́па (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · de Party (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · be прыём (social gathering) · ru сторона́ (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · az iştirakçı (someone who takes part) · de Partie (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · ja 会 (social gathering) · ja 社交場 (social gathering) · bg па́ртия (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · ka მხარე (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · pt party (video games: group of characters controlled by the player) · th ภาคี (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · ko 파티 (social gathering) · fi bileet (social gathering) · fi juhlat (social gathering) · az axşam qonaqlığı (social gathering) · cmn 一方 (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · ru па́ти (social gathering) · nl feest (social gathering) · gl farroia (social gathering) · wal yamiya (social gathering) · vi nhóm (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · sh žurka (social gathering) · it parte (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · gd pàrtaidh (social gathering) · eo festo (social gathering) · km បក្សពួក (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · az əyləncə gecəsi (social gathering) · uk прийо́м (social gathering) · ja 懇親会 (social gathering) · tt кичә (social gathering) · hy կողմ (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · fi joukko (military: discrete detachment of troops) · tr eğlenti (social gathering) · et osapool (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · sh žur (social gathering) · is veisla (social gathering) · cmn 組 /组 (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · es festichola (social gathering) · eu jai (social gathering) · ug ۋېچېركا (social gathering) · hu zsúr (social gathering) · th คู่สัญญา (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · id rombongan (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · af fees (social gathering) · ast fiesta (social gathering) · de Feier (social gathering) · fi osapuoli (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · pl impreza (social gathering) · pt destacamento (military: discrete detachment of troops) · tg ҷашн (social gathering) · eu besta (social gathering) · es festejo (social gathering) · sq festë (social gathering) · it festa (social gathering) · ur دَعْوَت (social gathering) · kea ranbóia (social gathering) · ro participantă (someone who takes part) · oc destacament (military: discrete detachment of troops) · th คู่กรณี (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · sv party (social gathering) · tg базм (social gathering) · de Fest (social gathering) · io partio (social gathering) · lt vakarėlis (social gathering) · fi seurue (group of people travelling or attending an event together) · hi पक्ष (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · hi प्रसंग (social gathering) · de Partei (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · hi पार्टी (social gathering) · fr équipe (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · apj kéesda (social gathering) · de Teilnehmerin (someone who takes part) · gl festa (social gathering) · el γιορτή (social gathering) · sh sedeljka (social gathering) · fy feestje (social gathering) · fi seurue (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · pt party (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · es partícipe (someone who takes part) · sh strȁnka (group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.) · tl pagdiriwang (social gathering) · fa جَشْن (social gathering) · es cachupinada (social gathering) · cs oslava (social gathering) · la convīvium (social gathering) · fr partie (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · et pidu (social gathering) · nb lag (social gathering) · lv ballīte (social gathering) · nl fuif (social gathering) · fi juhla (social gathering) · sh вечеринка (social gathering) · ka წვეულება (social gathering) · bg па́рти (social gathering) · pt participante (someone who takes part) · fr groupe (video games: group of characters controlled by the player) · th ปาร์ตี้ (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · tg зиёфат (social gathering) · vi tiệc (social gathering) · sh večerinka (social gathering) · it partecipante (someone who takes part) · es carrete (social gathering) · tr şölen (social gathering) · sv kalas (social gathering) · uz oʻtirish (social gathering) · cmn 聚會 /聚会 (social gathering) · lij festa (social gathering) · hi पक्ष (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · nn fest (social gathering) · my ပါတီ (social gathering) · oc grop (online gaming: player characters organized into a single group) · ccc meesa (social gathering) · ar حَفْلَة (social gathering) · sh sudionik (someone who takes part) · sv fest (social gathering) · zdj ntsapvuho (social gathering) · oc grop (video games: group of characters controlled by the player) · fi taho (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · ht fèt (social gathering) · uz bazm (social gathering) · se feasta (social gathering) · fur fieste (social gathering) · es parte contratante (law: particular side in a contract or legal action) · gl folión (social gathering) · fr party (social gathering) · cmn 派對 /派对 (social gathering) · es pachanga (social gathering)
From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c. 1300. Doublet of partita. The sense of communist party of a communist state derives Russian партия (partija), short for Коммунистическая партия (Kommunističeskaja partija). By surface analysis, part + -y (“noun suffix”).
Meanings
(intransitive) To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
We partied until the early hours.
(euphemistic, intransitive, slang) To take recreational drugs.
“Miss, do you party?” the boy asked. “What?” Jennifer asked back. “Do you smoke? I'll get you some cheap. One American dollar equals forty Jamaican dollars. I'll get you as much of the stuff as you need.” 2004, Daniel Nicholas Shields, Firewoman:
(intransitive) To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats.
(Internet, intransitive) To form a party (with).
If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.
pl imprezować (to celebrate at a party) · sh proslaviti (to celebrate at a party) · fi juhlia (to celebrate at a party) · fr veiller (to celebrate at a party) · mk се забавујва (to celebrate at a party) · es fiestar (to celebrate at a party) · sv partaja (to celebrate at a party) · pt festejar (to celebrate at a party) · es festejarse (to celebrate at a party) · nl feesten (to celebrate at a party) · grc κωμάζω (to celebrate at a party) · gl festexar (to celebrate at a party) · pt festar (to celebrate at a party) · es parrandear (to celebrate at a party) · nl vieren (to celebrate at a party) · bg забавлявам се (to celebrate at a party) · es enfiestarse (to celebrate at a party) · pl balangować (to celebrate at a party) · nb feire (to celebrate at a party) · hu bulizik (to celebrate at a party) · hy փարթի անել (to celebrate at a party) · sv röja (to celebrate at a party) · ro a petrece (to celebrate at a party) · fr fêter (to celebrate at a party) · sv festa (to celebrate at a party) · fi bilettää (to celebrate at a party) · hi उत्सव (to celebrate at a party) · et pidutsema (to celebrate at a party) · pl balować (to celebrate at a party) · it festeggiare (to celebrate at a party) · et pidu pidama (to celebrate at a party) · nb feste (to celebrate at a party) · sh slaviti (to celebrate at a party) · hu partizik (to celebrate at a party) · bn পার্টি করা (to celebrate at a party) · es festear (to celebrate at a party) · es divertirse (to celebrate at a party) · es fiestear (to celebrate at a party) · tr partilemek (to celebrate at a party) · sv parta (to celebrate at a party)
From Middle English party, from Old French parti (“parted”), from Latin partītus (“parted”), past participle of partiō (“to divide”). More at part.
Meanings
(not-comparable, obsolete, qualifier:except in compounds) Divided; in part. ▸ Divided into parts of different tinctures, usually equal, and especially following the lines of one of the ordinaries.
an escutcheon party per pale
(not-comparable, obsolete, of a fence or wall, qualifier:except in compounds, rare) Divided; in part. ▸ Shared by two properties and serving to divide them.
Now converging, now diverging, these fences presented a striking irregularity of contour. No fence was party, nor any part of any fence. 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
(not-comparable) Favoring one party; partisan.
Deriveds
party-gold (Derived terms of party (adjective)) · party-coloured (Derived terms of party (adjective)) · party-colour (Derived terms of party (adjective)) · party line (Derived terms of party (adjective)) · party wall (Derived terms of party (adjective)) · party-coated (Derived terms of party (adjective))