PARTI'TION, n. [L. partitio, from partio, to divide.]
1. The act of dividing, or state of being divided.
2. Division; separation; distinction.
And good from bad find no partition.
3. Separate part; as lodged in a small partition.
4. That by which different parts are separated; as a partition of wood or stone in a building.
5. Part where separation is made.
No sight could pass
Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass.
6. Division of an estate into severalty, which is done by deed of partition.
P`ARTI'TION, v.t. To divide into distinct parts; as, to partition the floor of a house.
1. To divide into shares; as, to partition an estate.
