Definition of "parti" [parti]

• Someone (especially a man) who is considered to be a good choice for marriage, because of wealth, status etc. (noun)

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• "River, the coöperative spirit of doing the housework together, the satirical commencements in parti-colored caps and gowns, lent themselves toward a reproduction of the comradeship which college life fosters."
• "The green leaves rustled overhead, with glimpses of intensely blue sky between; and brilliant patches of sunshine flickered down upon groups of wild-looking, half-savage figures in parti-coloured garments."
• "They simply won’t give any, and as a policy, you know — what you call a parti pris, a deep game — that’s positively remarkable.”"