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party2

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːti/

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Definition of party

adjective

Heraldry

divided into parts of different tinctures:party per fess, or, and azure

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'particoloured'): from Old French parti 'parted', based on Latin partitus 'divided into parts' (from the verb partiri)