Depart

de-part', v. To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate from a place or person; to quit this world, decease, die. v. To leave, quit, retire from. [OF. devarttr, fr. de and partir, to part, L. partiri, to divide, fr. pars, a part.] — Depart'- ment, n. A part or portion; a distinct course of action, study, etc.; subdivision of busine ; esp. one of the principal divisions of executive government; territo.ial division; esp. one for governmental purposes; a military subdivision of a country; sphere; province: distriet. — Departmenfal, a. Pert, to, etc. — Departure. -piir'chur, n. Act of departing; death abandonment, as of a rule of duty, action, plan, etc. (Navigation & Sum.) Distance east or west from the meridian from which a ship or course departs.