n. Division, sharing; the act of portioning out or dividing up.
n. The one-time standard practice of the divvying up of artifacts between archaeologists, their patrons and the host territory.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Division; the act of dividing or sharing.
n. Part; portion; share.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Division; partition; the act of dividing or sharing.
n. Part: portion; share.
Word Usage
"He advocates a return to the practice of "partage," whereby archaeologists who excavate an ancient site divide their finds, according to agreed percentages, with the host country."