Moiety
Moiety (moi"e*ty) , noun
[French moitié, Latin medietas, from medius middle, half. See Mid, a., and compare Mediate, Mediety.]
1.
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. — Shakespeare
The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's subject.
2.
An indefinite part; a small part. — Shakespeare