PARTISANSHIP
Par"ti*san*ship, n.
Defn: The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party; feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan.
PARTITA
Par*ti"ta, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: A suite; a set of variations.
PARTITE Par"tite, a. Etym: [L. partitus, p.p. of partire to part, divide, from pars. See Part, and cf. Party, a.] (Bot.)
Defn: Divided nearly to the base; as, a partite leaf is a simple separated down nearly to the base.
PARTITION
Par*ti"tion, n. Etym: [F. partition, L. partitio. See Part, v.]
1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. And good from bad find no partition. Shak.
2. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions. No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. Dryden.
3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] "Lodged in a small partition." Milton.