† a ˈpart, advb. phr. Obs. or dial.
[a prep.1 in + part: cf. the earlier a-party.]
In part, partly.
| 1481 Caxton Reynard (Arb.) 25 That causeth me a parte to be hevy in my herte. 1548 Geste Priuee Masse 133 Which matere is..not a parte only but throughlie faultie. |