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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Moietie, Moyetie, n. Also: moiety, moyete, -iie, moyitie, moi-, moytie. [e.m.E. moyity, moity, moietie, ME. moit(i)e (1444), OF. moité, moitié (F. moitié).] a. A half payment. b. One of several instalments of a payment. Also plur. in same sense.In Sc. use appar. applied chiefly or only to instalments of a total payment, such as a fine, due or levy. 1658 Wemyss of Bogie MSS.
His fyne, both first and second moyeties 1660 Lamont Diary 120.
Memorandum of the monthly sesse payed … , the second moietie for these monthes 1664 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I. 579.
The fyned persons … were to pay in their first moyetie of their fynes betuixt and … mertimes nixt, and the second moyetie betuixt and … Candlemes 1679 Inverness Rec. II. 279.
The first moytie [of cess] c1679 Kirkton Hist. 223. 1682 New Mills Manuf. 19.
In regard of the unequallity of the payments of the severall moities by the members … , thatt … all the sumes … pay interest preceisely after the term of payment 1687 Lauder Notices Affairs II. 805.
[Two] advocats, who had entred by bills, declining to pay their wholle 1000 marks … [however] they made payment of their other moyities of 500 marks 1690 Shields Grievances and Sufferings 12. 1696 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 1 June.
Ane hundred pounds sterling, as being the first moytie of four hundred pounds sterling subscribed be the said toun 1704 Rothesay Par. Rec. 182.
[Unable to] pay off the last moyetie of his prentice fee 1707 Conv. Burghs IV. 421.plur. 1699 Edinb. Test. LXXX. 360 b.
The soume of ix^c lib. Scotts quhich wes payed in be him to the Bank of Scotland as the moyetiies of his subscriptione for iij^m lib. Scotts to the said bond with the proffeit thairof