† ˈpartiment Obs. rare.
Also 6 partyment.
[ad. med.L. partīmentum (1292 in Du Cange) partition, division; f. partīre to part: so It. partimento.]
a. A part or division; a company. b. ? A constituent part or element.
| 1513 Douglas æneis xii. iii. 39 And eftir that the trumpet blew a sing, Than euery partyment bownys to thar stand. 1641 F. Greville Eng. Episc. vii. 40 Estates and Revenues..which are the Partiments and Supporters of Noble Honours. |