tri parted

[Pref. tri and Eng. parted.] 1. Bot .: Parted into three segments. 2. Her .: Parted into three pieces. Applicable to the field as well as to ordinaries and charges; as, tri parted in pale, a cro tri parted . tri-part-1-ble, adjective . Cro Tri parted. [Prefix tri- , and English part ible (q. v.).) Partible or divisible into three pieces or parts. tri-par-ti-ent (ti as shi), a [Lat. tri three, and partiens , pr. par. of part i or to divide.] Dividing into three parts. (Said of a number that divides another into three equal parts, as 2 with regard to 6.) tri-part-ite, *try-part-yte, adj . [Lat. tri = three, and part it us , pa. par. of part i or to divide; pars ( gen it.partis )=a part; Fr. tripart it .] 1. Divided into three parts; tri parted. "The division then of conscience in respect of its object is tripartite ."- Bp . Taylor: Rule of Conscience, bk.i., ch. i. 2. Having three corresponding parts or copies. "The cirographer is hee that hath the writte of couenant with the concord brought vnto him, & hee maketh indentures tripartite , whereof two are delivered to the partie for whose vse the fine is acknowledged. And the third part is reserued with him."- Smith : Commonwealth, bk. ii., ch. xv. 3. Made or concluded between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty tripartite-leaf, s . Bot .: A leaf divided nearly to the base into three parts, as those of Bidens tripart it a , or of Ranun culus aquatilis , sub-species tri part it us . tri-part-ite-ly, adv. [Eng. tripartite; -ly.] In a tripartite manner; by a division into three parts.