# thirding

Pronunciation: say "THURD-ing" US /ˈθɚdɪŋ/, UK/AUS /ˈθɜːdɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A third part of something; one of three equal shares.
   - Simple: One of three equal parts of something.
   - _The will granted each daughter a thirding of the family estate._
   - _Profits were split into thirdings among the three founders._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of third. — present participle and gerund of third
   - Simple: The -ing form of third. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

## Noun

3. An administrative division of a county, being one of the three parts into which it was divided. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An old kind of local area that was one of three parts a county was divided into.
   - _Each thirding held its own assembly to settle local disputes._
   - _Taxes were collected separately from every thirding of the shire._

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