Partition

par-tish′un, n. act of parting or dividing: state of being divided: separate part: that which divides: a wall between apartments: the place where separation is made.— v.t. to divide into shares: to divide into parts by walls.— adjs. Par′tīte , divided into parts: ( bot. ) parted nearly to the base; Par′titive , parting: dividing: distributive.— n. ( gram. ) a word denoting a part or partition.— adv. Par′titively . [Fr.,—L. partitio — partīri , divide.]