Trīp'ar-tite or Trī-pārt'ite, a.
a. [Fr. tripartite, Pr. tripartit, Sp. & It. tripartito, Lat. tripartitus, from tri, q. v., and partitus, p. p. of partiri, to part, to divide, from pars, partis, a part.]
Sense 1. Divided into three parts; triparted.
Sense 2. Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, indentures tripartite.
Sense 3. Made between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty.