Definition for Party (parties)

party (parties), n. [ME < Fr. < L. partīre, to part.] (webplay: company, contract, design, flower, man, opposition, part, persons, separates).

  1. Witness; bystander; observer; onlooker; spectator.
  2. Participant; concerned person; one involved.
  3. Creature; being; individual.
  4. Actor; character.
  5. Company of friends; group of guests; host of angels.
  6. Litigant; opposing side in a dispute; participant in a lawsuit.
  7. Holiday; gathering; festival.

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