a part or portion.-a number of persons united in opinion or action, as distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people is divided on questions of public policy.-a part of a larger body of company; a detachment; especially (mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on special service.-a number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a select company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as, to give a party.-one concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes part with others; a participator; as, he was a party to the plot; a party to the contract.-the plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant.-hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed or antagonistic to another.-cause; side; interest.-a person; as, he is a queer party.-parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale.-partial; favoring one party.-partly.