partilla

Galician

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin particula, diminutive of partem (“part”). Doublet of partícula, a borrowing. Compare also Portuguese partilha and Spanish partija.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾˈtiʎa̝/

Noun

partilla f (plural partillas)

1. (law, usually in the plural) division; shareout (especially relating to an inheritance)
   • 1405, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500), Ferrol: Estudios Mindonienses, page 240:

     eu, Domingo Ferrandes, carpenteiro, vizino de Viueiro, faço partilla et pustaçon conuosco, Maria Martines minna yrmaa

     I, Domingo Fernandez, carpenter, citizen of Viveiro, made division and attribution with you, María Martinez, my sister

   • 1435, M. González Garcés, editor, Historia de La Coruña, A Coruña: Caixa Galicia, page 615:

     Iten libro e desembargo a Ines, miña sobriña, o oytabo do Casal da Grela, que labra Juan da Torre, e os outros tres oytabos mando que os aja para sempre por enmenda e satisfazon das partillas que foron feitas entre min e seus hirmaos.

     Item, I freely grant to Inés, my niece, the eight of Casal d'Agrela, which is worked by Xoán da Torre; and the other three eights I grant her for possessing them forever, by amendment and satisfaction of this shareout that was made by me and her brothers

2. lot; share
   • 1453, J. I. Fernández de Viana y Vieites, editor, Colección diplomática del monasterio de Santa María de Pantón, Lugo: Diputación, page 232:

     mando a mĩã cuñada, Costança Rodrigueσ, hun porco e dúas cabras da miña partilla

     I grant my sister-in-law, Constanza Rodríguez, a pig and two goats of my lot

   Synonyms: lote, mera, quiñón, sorte

References

• “partilla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “partilla” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “partillas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “partilla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “partilla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “partilla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.