Sentence:  Forty-eight inventories in the Cornwall sample include references to ‘<WSD>moieties</WSD>' or halves of livestock and crops, while a quarter of these also included <WSD>moieties</WSD> of farm equipment and household stock. For example, Richard Cooke of Madron, in 1617, besides stock, stuff and equipment which he fully owned, left 1 <WSD>moiety</WSD> of a 2 year old heifer, 13s 4d; 1 <WSD>moiety</WSD> of ½ year beasts and advantage, 26s 8d; 3 <WSD>moieties</WSD> of horse, 50s; ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A half.