Word Confusion: Ex Parte vs Parté vs Parti vs Party

Posted March 8, 2018 by Kathy Davie in Author Resources, Self-Editing, Word Confusions, Writing

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An author mentioned “any eligible parté“, and I suppose she could have meant a wild and crazy partay. Generally, though, an eligible person for a marriage is a parti.

Hmmm, it is interesting that a parti is also architectural. D’ye suppose it is a metaphor for the building blocks of a marriage as well? We’ll just have to hope that it’s true and the couple can indulge in a lifelong party, lest the pair of them require ex parte with restraining orders or custody battles.

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Ex Parte	Parté	Parti	Party
90007946-1- one click office action Page 03 courtesy of US government is in the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. — An ex parte is always a legal action, order, or form.	Foam Everywhere by Amnesia Ibiza is under the CC BY 2.0 license, via Flickr. — We is gonna parté!!	Title Sheet – National Orange Company Packing House, 3604 Commerce Street, Riverside, Riverside County, California, HAER CAL,33-RIVSI, 4- (sheet 1 of 8) was created by Maria Julia de Keravenant and is in the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. — This is the basic parti for a packing house.	Parting Shot by Gareth Williams is under the CC BY 2.0 license, via Flickr. — It’s his 60th birthday party, and they are partying.
Part of Grammar:
Adjective; Adverb	Noun; Verb Plural for the noun: ?? Gerund: ?? Third person present verb: ?? Past tense or past participle: ?? Present participle: ??	Noun ¹, ²; Suffix ³ Plural for the noun: partis	Adjective ¹; Noun ², ³; Verb, intransitive ² Plural for the noun: parties Gerund: partying Third person present verb parties Past tense or past participle: partied Present participle: partying
Adjective or Adverb: [Legal] On or from one side or party only From a one-sided or partisan point of view [Latin; for one party] Motions, hearings, or orders granted on the request of and for the benefit of one party only [Legal ethics] Improper contact with a party or a judge	Noun: [Slang] A party Verb: To party, have fun, enjoy	Noun: A good or desirable match ¹ [Architecture] The basic scheme or concept of an architectural design ² [Architecture] Choice, means, or method (Curl) Often referred to as the big idea The chief organizing thought or decision behind an architect’s design presented in the form of a basic diagram and/or a simple statement Suffix: In two ways ³	Adjective: [Heraldry] Divided into parts of different tinctures ¹ Noun: A social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment ² A formally constituted political group, typically operating on a national basis, that contests elections and attempts to form or take part in a government ³ A group of people taking part in a particular activity or trip, especially one for which they have been chosen A person or people forming one side in an agreement or dispute [Informal] A person, especially one with specified characteristics Verb, intransitive: [Informal] Enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering, typically with drinking and music ²
Examples:
Adjective or Adverb: “Ex parte matters are usually temporary orders, like a restraining order or temporary custody, pending a formal hearing or an emergency request for a continuance” (Law.com). “Most jurisdictions require at least a diligent attempt to contact the other party’s lawyer of the time and place of any ex parte hearing” (Law.com). A breach of the rules forbidding a lawyer from contacting the judge or the opposing party without the other party’s lawyer also being present is referred to as improper ex parte contact. In limited circumstances, a court may issue an ex parte order in a custody case to protect the child.	Noun: We are going to a parté! Wanna go to a parté? Verb: We are going to parté! Wanna parté?	Noun: He’s quite the eligible parti. That’s the Englishman whom she naively assumes to be an excellent parti. You don’t realize what a parti he is. Suffix: Morkie puppies are parti-colored. Elizabethan doublets, gowns, and surcoats were parti-colored.	Adjective: “A shield party per fess (or simply per fess) is divided in half horizontally” (Fess). Parts of a shield are also referred to as party. The eight common divisions of the field are: party per fess, party per pale, party per bend, party per bend sinister, party per saltire, party per cross, party per chevron, and party per pall (Division). Noun: I’m always late to the party. Though they have come late to the party, their cloud storage solution seems to be catching up. He’d been party to some nasty activities in the past. Her mom and best friend are throwing her an engagement party. The Republican party is conservative mainstream. I can’t make it. I have to take a fishing party out this afternoon. Oh, no, that was a contract between two parties. Mary, can you help the party on line 2? Verb, intransitive: Let’s party! Jamie’s parents are out of town this weekend, and we’re partying at his place.
Phrasal Verb
			be late to the party come late to the party be party to be a party to
History of the Word:
The first known use was in 1672. Medieval Latin	Unknown.	From the Middle French meaning match, party, decision, from parti, a past participle of partir meaning to divide or go away. The first known use was 1805–15. From the French meaning task assigned or treatment in the noun use of the past participle of partir in the meaning of to part. The first known use was between 1525–35. Middle French from the Latin partītus meaning divided from the past participle of partīre meaning to part.	Middle English denoting a body of people united in opposition to others Middle English, in the sense particolored, from the Old French parti meaning parted, based on the Latin partitus meaning divided into parts (from the verb partiri). Dates from the early 18th century. From the Old French partie, based on the Latin partiri meaning divide into parts.

Ex Parte

Parté

Parti

Party

90007946-1- one click office action Page 03 courtesy of US government is in the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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An ex parte is always a legal action, order, or form.

Foam Everywhere by Amnesia Ibiza is under the CC BY 2.0 license, via Flickr.

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We is gonna parté!!

Title Sheet – National Orange Company Packing House, 3604 Commerce Street, Riverside, Riverside County, California, HAER CAL,33-RIVSI, 4- (sheet 1 of 8) was created by Maria Julia de Keravenant and is in the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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This is the basic parti for a packing house.

A group of people crowded into a restaurant booth for a picture

Parting Shot by Gareth Williams is under the CC BY 2.0 license, via Flickr.

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It’s his 60th birthday party, and they are partying.

Part of Grammar:

Adjective; Adverb

Noun; Verb

Plural for the noun: ??
Gerund: ??

Third person present verb: ??
Past tense or past participle: ??
Present participle: ??

Noun ¹, ²; Suffix ³

Plural for the noun: partis

Adjective ¹; Noun ², ³;
Verb, intransitive ²

Plural for the noun: parties
Gerund: partying

Third person present verb parties
Past tense or past participle: partied
Present participle: partying

Adjective or Adverb:
[Legal] On or from one side or party only

From a one-sided or partisan point of view

[Latin; for one party] Motions, hearings, or orders granted on the request of and for the benefit of one party only

[Legal ethics] Improper contact with a party or a judge

Noun:
[Slang] A party

Verb:
To party, have fun, enjoy

Noun:
A good or desirable match ¹

[Architecture] The basic scheme or concept of an architectural design ²

[Architecture] Choice, means, or method (Curl)

Often referred to as the big idea
The chief organizing thought or decision behind an architect’s design presented in the form of a basic diagram and/or a simple statement

Suffix:
In two ways ³

Adjective:
[Heraldry] Divided into parts of different tinctures ¹

Noun:
A social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment ²

A formally constituted political group, typically operating on a national basis, that contests elections and attempts to form or take part in a government ³

A group of people taking part in a particular activity or trip, especially one for which they have been chosen

A person or people forming one side in an agreement or dispute

[Informal] A person, especially one with specified characteristics

Verb, intransitive:
[Informal] Enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering, typically with drinking and music ²

Examples:

Adjective or Adverb:
“Ex parte matters are usually temporary orders, like a restraining order or temporary custody, pending a formal hearing or an emergency request for a continuance” (Law.com).

“Most jurisdictions require at least a diligent attempt to contact the other party’s lawyer of the time and place of any ex parte hearing” (Law.com).

A breach of the rules forbidding a lawyer from contacting the judge or the opposing party without the other party’s lawyer also being present is referred to as improper ex parte contact.

In limited circumstances, a court may issue an ex parte order in a custody case to protect the child.

Noun:
We are going to a parté!

Wanna go to a parté?

Verb:
We are going to parté!

Wanna parté?

Noun:
He’s quite the eligible parti.

That’s the Englishman whom she naively assumes to be an excellent parti.

You don’t realize what a parti he is.

Suffix:
Morkie puppies are parti-colored.

Elizabethan doublets, gowns, and surcoats were parti-colored.

Adjective:
“A shield party per fess (or simply per fess) is divided in half horizontally” (Fess).

Parts of a shield are also referred to as party.

The eight common divisions of the field are: party per fess, party per pale, party per bend, party per bend sinister, party per saltire, party per cross, party per chevron, and party per pall (Division).

Noun:
I’m always late to the party.

Though they have come late to the party, their cloud storage solution seems to be catching up.

He’d been party to some nasty activities in the past.

Her mom and best friend are throwing her an engagement party.

The Republican party is conservative mainstream.

I can’t make it. I have to take a fishing party out this afternoon.

Oh, no, that was a contract between two parties.

Mary, can you help the party on line 2?

Verb, intransitive:
Let’s party!

Jamie’s parents are out of town this weekend, and we’re partying at his place.

Phrasal Verb

be late to the party
come late to the party
be party to
be a party to

History of the Word:

The first known use was in 1672.

Medieval Latin

Unknown.

From the Middle French meaning match, party, decision, from parti, a past participle of partir meaning to divide or go away.
The first known use was 1805–15.
From the French meaning task assigned or treatment in the noun use of the past participle of partir in the meaning of to part.
The first known use was between 1525–35.
Middle French from the Latin partītus meaning divided from the past participle of partīre meaning to part.

Middle English denoting a body of people united in opposition to others

Middle English, in the sense particolored, from the Old French parti meaning parted, based on the Latin partitus meaning divided into parts (from the verb partiri).
Dates from the early 18th century.
From the Old French partie, based on the Latin partiri meaning divide into parts.

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Resources for Ex Parte vs Parté vs Parti vs Party

Apple Dictionary.com

Curl, James Steven. “parti”. A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 16 Jun 2015. Web. 2 Feb 2018. <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

Dictionary.com: parti

“Division of the Field.” 3 June 2022. Web. 11 Sept 2022. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_the_field>.

Encyclopedia.com: parti

“Fess.” Wikipedia.org. 13 Mar 2022. Web. 11 Sept 2022. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fess>.

Law.com: ex parte

Legal Information Institute: ex parte

Merriam-Webster: ex parte

“Parti (architecture).” Wikipedia. 2 Mar 2018. Web. n.d. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parti_pris>.

Urban Dictionary: parte

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Pinterest Photo Credits

One Particolor Pomeranian Dog at 2010 PA Kennel Assoc. Dog Show by daveynin (Flickr: 2010 PA Kennel Assoc. Dog Show) is under the CC BY 2.0 license, via Wikimedia Commons. Elián, <https://visualhunt.com/f2/photo/4427921293/1eac6894da/>, by cliff1066™, <https://visualhunt.com/author/ae948a>, is under the CC BY 2.0 license, via VisualHunt. Gig Colorful Party, <https://visualhunt.com/photo/197454/>, and Celebrate with a Toast, <https://visualhunt.com/photo/121902/>, are both in the public domain via VisualHunt.

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