·adj An indefinite part; a small part.
II. Moiety ·adj One of two equal parts; a half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation.
Half, but vulgarly used to signify a share or portion: as, He will come in for a small moiety. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose