‖ mi-parti, a. Her.
(miːpɑːtiː)
Also 8 -party.
[Fr., pa. pple. of mipartir to divide in half, f. mi- (:—L. medium middle) + partir to divide.]
(See quots.)
| 1725 Coats Dict. Her., Mi-party, is a Word used by French Heralds, denoting that the Escutcheon is half Way down parted per Pale, and there cross'd by some other Partition. 1896 Woodward Heraldry I. 478 Mi-parti—said of dimidiated arms, and of an ordinary parti per pale. |