KJV Dictionary - partition
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PARTITION
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.
Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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