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Allowance paid to an inactive British military officer
Half-pay (h.p.) was a term used in the British Army and Royal Navy of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries to refer to the pay or allowance an officer
Half-pay
American television sitcom (2002–2006)
Half & Half is an American television sitcom created by Jeffrey Klarik and executive-produced by Yvette Lee Bowser through her Sister Lee Productions
Half_&_Half
Authorised prolonged absence from work
leave: Two half pay leaves due can be commuted to one fully paid commuted leave. Commuted leave not exceeding half the amount of half-pay leave due at
Leave_of_absence
2026 British television miniseries
Half Man is a British six-part television drama created by Richard Gadd. It is a co-production by Thistledown Pictures and Mam Tor Productions for the
Half_Man_(TV_series)
Play by Charles Molloy
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › The Half-Pay Officers is a 1720 comedy play by the Irish writer Charles Molloy. The play
The_Half-Pay_Officers
Royal Navy officer and politician (1726–1778)
in 1761, destroying French fortifications on the Île-d'Aix, and went on half pay at the end of the war in 1763. He was given his next command during the
Maurice_Suckling
American multinational financial technology company
PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that
PayPal
British Army officer and frontiersman (1731–1795)
a soldier of fortune, still on half-pay. Later, General Thomas Gage remarked that, if the army had put him on whole pay, they could have prevented his
Robert Rogers (British Army officer)
Robert_Rogers_(British_Army_officer)
British Admiral of the Royal Navy (1862–1914)
HMS Linnet as her first lieutenant and remained there until he was placed on half-pay on 9 May 1889. He was briefly recalled to active duty aboard the new battleship
Christopher_Cradock
Practice of paying money to be made an officer
resulting from officers dying of disease, retiring (whether on full or half pay) or resigning their commissions were "purchase vacancies". A period, usually
Purchase of commissions in the British Army
Purchase_of_commissions_in_the_British_Army
British Army officer (1874-1951)
becoming a lieutenant. He went on half pay on 8 August 1900, returned briefly to his regiment and then went on half pay again on 5 September. Cornwallis-West
George_Cornwallis-West
British military officer
half-pay in January 1916 but in January 1917 he received a temporary appointment as an assistant quartermaster general. He was placed on retired pay and
Fitzgerald_Wintour
1783 planned Continental Army coup
rejected: it funded some of the pay arrears, and granted soldiers five years of full pay instead of a lifetime pension of half pay. The motivations of numerous
Newburgh_Conspiracy
Obsolete Royal Navy rank
command. Until the officer obtained a command, he was "on the beach" and on half-pay. An officer "took post" or was "made post" when he was first commissioned
Post-captain
Mobile payment service by Apple
Apple Pay is a mobile payment service by Apple that allows users to make payments in person, in iOS apps, and on the web. Supported on iPhone, Apple Watch
Apple_Pay
Senior officer rank of the Royal Navy
available vessels. Commanders unable to secure a ship were left ashore on half-pay, with limited prospects for future advancement. This promotions bottleneck
Commander_(Royal_Navy)
Flag officer rank of the USN, USCG, USPHS, and NOAA Corps
Air Force. Lower-half rear admirals were eventually advanced to full rear admirals, or upper half status, where they would receive pay equivalent to a
Rear_admiral_(United_States)
British Army officer (1736–1781)
Britain defeated France and military activity was reduced, he was put on half pay. While in New York City convalescing, Jacques Marc had met Theodosia Stillwell
Jacques_Marcus_Prevost
2000 film by Mimi Leder
Pay It Forward is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Mimi Leder. The film is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan
Pay_It_Forward_(film)
English cookery writer (1708–1770)
When she was 16 she eloped with a 30-year-old Irish subaltern then on half-pay and lived in Essex, working on the estate of the Earls of Donegall. The
Hannah_Glasse
National awards given by King Edward VII
Alexander Wahab, C.I.E., half-pay, Royal Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel John Willoughby Astley Mai shall, half-pay. Lieutenant-Colonel and
1905_Birthday_Honours
HMS Liverpool, and in her he returned to England. In November 1764 he was put on half-pay, and so remained for nearly fourteen years. It is possible that during
Martin_Waghorn
American general
commissioned into the British Army, shortly before the war ended, and retired on half-pay outside Montreal, Province of Quebec, where he and Gabriel Christie, another
Moses_Hazen
Time taken off to care for a newborn
entitled to receive pay from her employer to an amount equivalent to one month's leave with full pay and two months' leave with half pay" "State Paid Family
Parental_leave
2003 British TV series or programme
lasts a year and the sailors and officers of the Royal Navy languish on half pay. Meanwhile, Napoleon is making plans across the Channel. In Portsmouth
Loyalty_(film)
2003 American film
A Ninja Pays Half My Rent is a short comedy film by Steven Tsuchida, it was first released in 2003. When your roommate dies from an allergic reaction
A_Ninja_Pays_Half_My_Rent
Topics referred to by the same term
Heat pump, a machine that transfers thermal energy between spaces Half-pay, former UK pay for military personnel not on active service Haltepunkt, German
HP
England in 1816. The 2/52nd was disbanded in 1816 and Shaw was placed on half pay. In 1817 he transferred to the 90th (Perthshire) Light Infantry. Before
Charles Shaw (British Army officer)
Charles_Shaw_(British_Army_officer)
British Army officer (died 1864)
Spanish army from 25 October 1814 to 25 December 1816, when he was placed on half-pay. He was promoted major in the Army in 1817 and purchased a majority in
Edward_Brackenbury
2004 video game
Half-Life 2 is a 2004 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It was published for Windows on Valve's digital distribution
Half-Life_2
British Army officer and historian
Artillery in 1800, but at once exchanged into the 62nd, and was put on half-pay in 1802. He was afterwards made a cornet in the Royal Horse Guards by the
William Napier (British Army officer, born 1785)
William_Napier_(British_Army_officer,_born_1785)
English economist
1823–30 on half-pay. This says that the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1819 was only a brevet, and that he spent 1823 to 1830 on half-pay, being promoted
Robert_Torrens_(economist)
English astronomer (1789–1853)
in 1806 under the command of Sir Sidney Smith. In 1815, he retired at half-pay with the rank of lieutenant. He won a silver medal from the Royal Astronomical
William_Samuel_Stratford
2020 film by Alice Wu
The Half of It is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Alice Wu. It stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and
The_Half_of_It
Prussian-born British officer (c. 1791 – 1832)
to be captain of a troop of the Cavalry Staff Corps, and he retired on half-pay on 25 February 1819. On 17 January 1825 he married Mary Elizabeth, daughter
Charles_Hesse
British Army officer and motor enthusiast
the Royal Guelphic Order. In August 1822 Dance retired from the army on half pay. His commissions were dated: • Ensign 7 September 1804 • Lieutenant 5 September
Charles_Webb_Dance
exile, including Myles Byrne and William James MacNeven. He was placed on half-pay in 1800, but in 1803 was appointed captain of the Irish Legion, and in
William_Lawless
British Army officer (1789–1849)
exchanged to the half-pay of the 100th Regiment of Foot on 1 September 1812. Owing to his subsequent debts, he was forced to dispose of his half-pay on 10 June
William Arden, 2nd Baron Alvanley
William_Arden,_2nd_Baron_Alvanley
Colonial army during the American Revolutionary War
Walter S. (1838). Resolutions, laws, and ordinances relating to the pay, half-pay, bounty lands and other promises made by Congress to the officers and
Continental_Army
UK labour law case
according to the employers' sick pay rules, that full salary would be given for a maximum of six months and then half pay for a further six months up to
O'Hanlon v Revenue and Customs Comrs
O'Hanlon_v_Revenue_and_Customs_Comrs
Term describing a ship placed out of service
the end of 1755 compared with 97 in 1753. Royal Navy officers ashore on half-pay were also considered "in Ordinary" and paid from that Estimate. In relation
In_ordinary
Lieutenant in February 1815. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars he was put on half pay. Friend then pursued scientific interests and was made a Fellow of the
Matthew_Curling_Friend
British Army general
to major in 1814 and placed on half-pay in late 1816. In June 1826 he was advanced to lieutenant-colonel on full pay in the 94th Foot, becoming a colonel
George_William_Paty
British military officer in India (1770–1835)
on 7 March 1783 and placed on half-pay of the regiment on its disbandment some weeks later. He was brought on full-pay as ensign in the 74th Highlanders
William_Linnæus_Gardner
Teacher of British Israelism (1757–1824)
honourably discharged on 28 July 1783, receiving a pension which amounted to half-pay (54 pounds per year). He then travelled on the continent of Europe and
Richard_Brothers
Advance in rank awarded at retirement
lieutenants be encouraged to retire voluntarily by giving them the rank and half pay of the next higher grade. A decade later, the outgoing secretary of the
Tombstone_promotion
British government recognitions
and Colonel Augustus Charles Twentyman, half-pay Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel Charles Walker Robinson, half-pay, Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General
1887_Golden_Jubilee_Honours
British Army general
years until November 1909 when he relinquished command and was placed on half-pay. He was promoted to colonel the next day and had, while still commanding
Duncan_Alwyn_Macfarlane
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1733–1796)
requests for a new ship in 1769 fell on deaf ears. Put on half-pay, the petition for increasing half-pay which he got together helped many officers, but not
Philip_Carteret
British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator
services. In 1795 he was appointed colonel of the 127th Foot, and placed on half-pay when that regiment was reduced in 1797. He was appointed major-general
John Cradock, 1st Baron Howden
John_Cradock,_1st_Baron_Howden
British army general (1853–1938)
until 21 August 1909, after which he was put on to the half-pay list, and then on to the retired pay list on 16 February 1910. Two years after he retired
Philip_Thomas_Buston
British Army general (1883–1949)
He relinquished command of his brigade in April 1935 and was placed on half-pay until being made general officer commanding of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry
Victor_Fortune
Upper Canada politician
Wickens served as a lieutenant for the Royal Waggon Train, later retiring on half-pay. He settled at Penatanguishene, later settling in Vespra Township. He was
Charles_Wickens
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Pay of the Navy Act 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. 20) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended statutes
Pay_of_the_Navy_Act_1830
Irish military officer and civil servant
1840 he was sent home, promoted to the rank of commander and placed on half pay for medical reasons. In 1844 Fitzgerald was appointed as the colonial governor
Charles_Fitzgerald
Major Adam appealed the decision, without success, and was placed on half-pay along with four other officers until 1910, when he was returned as Member
Adam_v_Ward
Former administrative corps for veterinarians of the Swedish Army (1887-1969)
the Swedish Army Veterinary Corps was made up of active duty personnel, half-pay officers (reservstat) and military reserve. Active duty personnel occurred
Swedish_Army_Veterinary_Corps
Governor of Alderney (1781–1843)
to assume the governorship of Alderney. This obliged him to retire on half-pay, though with the intention of returning to active service as soon as possible
John_Le_Mesurier_(Alderney)
Military history and organisation
financial model for officers was the ‘half-pay’ system. Officers not on active duty could be placed on the half-pay list and thus receive a reduced income
British Army during the Victorian Era
British_Army_during_the_Victorian_Era
British colonial administrator (1829-1892)
(1860). List of All the Officers of the Army and Royal Marines on Full and Half Pay, with an Index, and a Succession of Colonels. War Office. p. 773. "Deaths"
Robert_William_Harley
Royal Navy Admiral (1769–1853)
for his actions and returned to his Dorset home on half pay, where he spent the next three and a half years with his wife and family. In June 1801, Bullen
Charles_Bullen
Granted in celebration of the 24 May birthday of Queen Victoria
William Dunn Bond, half-pay, Colonel on the Staff, Natal. Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel Robert Montresor Rogers, V.C., half-pay, Brigadier-General,
1886_Birthday_Honours
British Army officer and landowner (1791–1862)
transferring to the 17th Lancers and then the 18th Hussars before going on half-pay as a major. He continued to purchase promotions and became a major general
Norcliffe_Norcliffe
British colonial administrator
Marines, became a Reduced Second Lieutenant on 13 April 1781 and was put on half-pay from 22 March 1792. He became friendly with East India Company official
George_Caunter
in the Low Countries and attained the rank of a lieutenant, retiring on half-pay in 1816. He then attended the University of Jena and, after graduation
William_Craddock_Bettridge
British politician
became a lieutenant colonel in the 42nd Foot in 1843, when he retired on half-pay. Matheson was elected unopposed as the Whig MP for Ashburton at the 1847
Thomas_Matheson
Military rank of the United Kingdom
allocated for equipment, supplies and uniforms. As generals were mostly on half-pay, a colonelcy was a method of providing them with extra income. Many colonels
Colonel_(United_Kingdom)
British Army officer
March 1841. He returned to England on half-pay in February 1843. During the next two year interval on half pay, he wrote Observations on the Commissariat
Randolph_Isham_Routh
Royal Navy Admiral (1734–1808)
of HMS Seahorse in the West Indies. In 1772 he returned to Britain on half-pay and married Mary Heywood, daughter of the chief justice of the Isle of
Sir Thomas Pasley, 1st Baronet
Sir_Thomas_Pasley,_1st_Baronet
Pay grades are used by the eight structurally organized uniformed services of the United States (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast
Uniformed services pay grades of the United States
Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States
British Commandant and instructor of the Auckland Militia
notice: Half Pay – Major J.H. Banks, retired pay, to be Lieut. Colonel. Memorandum – Lieut. Colonel J.H. Banks, half-pay, retires on retired pay. These
Joseph_Henry_Banks
British Army officer and politician
in the 74th Foot and was put on half-pay from 1763 to 1765. He was major in the 60th Foot in 1765 and was on half pay again from 1768 to 1779. At the
Lucius Cary (British Army officer)
Lucius_Cary_(British_Army_officer)
British Army officer
February 1923 as a GSO1 at the War Office in London. Placed one more on half-pay on 10 January 1927, he then went on to become a GSO1 at Northern Command
Kenneth_Buchanan
British Army general (1881–1931)
command and placed on half-pay after an inquiry into ragging in the battalion. Later that year, after being removed off half-pay, he was posted to Egypt
Gerald_Cuthbert
British WWI flying ace and Royal Air Force Air Commodore (1897-1984)
again placed on the half-pay list. He then attended the Army's Senior Officers' School at Sheerness, then was again on half-pay from January to March
Philip_F._Fullard
1815, being unable to afford a captaincy in a cavalry regiment. Placed on half-pay, he later exchanged into the 32nd Regiment of Foot on 8 July 1819. He purchased
Richard Arden, 3rd Baron Alvanley
Richard_Arden,_3rd_Baron_Alvanley
British politician
Quatre Bras and Waterloo in 1815. He went on half-pay in 1816 and was made lieutenant-colonel on half-pay in 1826. He was promoted colonel in 1841, major-general
Sir William Clayton, 5th Baronet
Sir_William_Clayton,_5th_Baronet
American television sitcom series, 2003–2015
role in the second half of the series finale in season 12, "Of Course He's Dead". Las Vegas Jake is passing through town and pays a visit to Alan and
List of Two and a Half Men characters
List_of_Two_and_a_Half_Men_characters
British officer of the Royal Marines
the Marines was reduced, and he was on half-pay for several years. In spite of this unattached status on half-pay, the young lieutenant remained abroad
Richard Williams (Royal Marines officer)
Richard_Williams_(Royal_Marines_officer)
National awards given by King George V
Command. Colonel Henry Huntly Leith Malcolm, D.S.O., Half-pay. Colonel John Edward Watson, Half-pay. Colonel Walter Norris Congreve, V.C., M.V.O., Commandant
1911_Coronation_Honours
Scottish peer and soldier
disbanded, and he went on half-pay again, but on 5 April 1786, he exchanged into the 43rd Regiment of Foot. He exchanged onto the half-pay of the 65th Regiment
Henry Cary, 8th Viscount Falkland
Henry_Cary,_8th_Viscount_Falkland
British Army officer
colonel and given command of a light cavalry brigade. Spending some time on half pay after the end of the Napoleonic Wars he returned to active service as lieutenant-colonel
Thomas Hawker (British Army officer)
Thomas_Hawker_(British_Army_officer)
British Army general (1858–1945)
rank was made substantive in July 1907, by which time he was serving on half-pay. He went on to be commander of the troops in North China in 1910. He was
Edward Cooper (British Army officer)
Edward_Cooper_(British_Army_officer)
legislation was passed on August 26, 1776. The Continental Congress agreed on half pay for soldiers who were now unable to make a living due to repercussions
Southern Campaigns: Pension Transactions
Southern_Campaigns:_Pension_Transactions
a Captain on 18 December 1794 and was a full pay Captain unattached 11 March 1795. In 1800, from half-pay, he joined the Coldstream Guards, becoming Captain-Lieutenant
Sir William James Myers, 2nd Baronet
Sir_William_James_Myers,_2nd_Baronet
British general
Province during the rebellion of 1838. He retired on half-pay in 1843. In 1845 Bowles, who while on half-pay had been comptroller of the viceregal household
George Bowles (British Army officer)
George_Bowles_(British_Army_officer)
Driver who brings funding to a professional auto racing team
A pay driver is a driver for a professional auto racing team who, instead of being paid by the owner of their car, drives for free and brings with them
Pay_driver
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
and trigger the horse's competitive nature. The plan worked; Pay the Butler won by half a length from Tamamo Cross with Oguri Cap taking third, earning
Pay_the_Butler
British Army general and recipient of the Victoria Cross
lieutenant colonel in July 1903. In September 1909, after having been on the half-pay list, he was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general and became
Edmund_Phipps-Hornby
British Army general
35th foot on 13 August of that year. Shortly after that, he was placed on half-pay on reduction of that regiment. Way was brought in as captain of the 5th
Gregory_Way
British Army general (1782–1842)
George IV. In 1837 Elphinstone was effectively retired, as a long term half-pay officer who had not seen active-service since Waterloo. His increasing
William George Keith Elphinstone
William_George_Keith_Elphinstone
British Army general (1860–1926)
relinquished command of the battalion and was placed on half-pay and promoted to colonel. He remained on half-pay until January 1911 when he was placed in command
Oliver_Nugent
Irish antiquarian (1797–1872)
Beamish's professional abilities brought him to notice, and he received a half-pay majority in the following year. Whilst attached to the vice-regal suite
North_Ludlow_Beamish
Royal Navy officer (1679–1746)
1710 until 1712. When she was paid off (decommissioned), Lestock went to half pay for five years, before he finally received command of HMS Panther in the
Richard_Lestock
Exchange of money for the privilege to engage in a specific activity
Pay-to-play (P2P), sometimes called pay-for-play, is situation in which money is exchanged for services or the privilege to engage in certain activities
Pay-to-play
Pricing strategy
"pay what you wish", "pay what you like", "pay as you want", "pay what you feel", "pay as you wish", "pay as you like", "pay what you will", and "pay as
Pay_what_you_want
the Officers of the Army and of the Royal Marines on Full, Retired, And Half Pay, With an Index. London: War Office. 12 February 1827. p. 102. A List of
James Malcolm (Royal Marines officer)
James_Malcolm_(Royal_Marines_officer)
British member of Parliament (c. 1665 – 1735)
foot in Lord Murray’s regiment from 1694 until 1698 when he went onto half-pay. In 1700 he was elected to the Parliament of Scotland as a Shire Commissioner
Sir Robert Pollock, 1st Baronet
Sir_Robert_Pollock,_1st_Baronet
British officer and military historian
Paris. He obtained the rank of lieutenant in November 1815, but was put on half pay from March 1817, when his regiment was reduced to one battalion. In September
William_Siborne
American entrepreneur and angel investor
anti-spam company IronPort, and he was an early advisor and board member at PayPal. Ali Partovi credits him with the conception of paid search advertising
Scott_Banister
HALF PAY
HALF PAY
Girl/Female
Muslim
Lunar halo. Glory.
Boy/Male
Latin
Half man half horse.
Male
English
 English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English heall "hall," hence "lives at the hall." Middle English name HALL means "to cover, conceal."
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Lebanese, Muslim, Pashtun, Sanskrit, Swahili
Halo Around the Moon; Plough; Girlfriend; Great; Dazzling; Glorious; Lunar Halo; Glory; Golden; Female Friend; Sweetness; Outline of Brightness Surrounding a Full Moon
Male
English
Pet form of English Henry, HAL means "home-ruler."
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Alfr, ALF means "elf." Compare with other forms of Alf.
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HAF means "summer."
Boy/Male
English Swedish Teutonic
Lives in the hall.
Male
German
Low German pet form of German Adolf, ALF means "noble wolf." Compare with other forms of Alf.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Teutonic
Ingenious; From the Hall; Healthy Hero
Male
English
Short form of English Alfred, ALF means "elf counsel." Compare with other forms of Alf.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Lebanese, Sanskrit, Swahili
Halo Around the Moon; Plough; Great; Dazzling; Sweetness
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ráðúlfr, RALF means "wise wolf." Compare with another form of Ralf.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Aureole, Halo around the Moon
Male
German
Pet form of German Adolf, AHLF means "noble wolf."
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian
English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian : from Middle English hall (Old English heall), Middle High German halle, Old Norse hǫll all meaning ‘hall’ (a spacious residence), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a hall or an occupational name for a servant employed at a hall. In some cases it may be a habitational name from places named with this word, which in some parts of Germany and Austria in the Middle Ages also denoted a salt mine. The English name has been established in Ireland since the Middle Ages, and, according to MacLysaght, has become numerous in Ulster since the 17th century.Hall is one of the commonest and most widely distributed of English surnames, bearing witness to the importance of the hall as a feature of the medieval village.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German, Norse, Scandinavian, Teutonic
Half Dane; Half-danish
Boy/Male
Norse
Half son of Asgeir.
Girl/Female
Indian
Aureole, Halo around the Moon
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
From the Hall or Manor
HALF PAY
HALF PAY
Boy/Male
English
Cup bearer.
Female
Native American
Native American Cheyenne name NAMID means "star dancer."
Boy/Male
Gaelic
From the pasture land.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Merciful; Compassionate
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Abbott, ABBOT means "abbot, father, priest."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Born out of a hymn, Prayer
Girl/Female
Muslim
Headgear
Boy/Male
Latin
Hammer.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Roe Deer Meadow
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Gladiator; Touching; Existing; Winner
HALF PAY
HALF PAY
HALF PAY
HALF PAY
HALF PAY
n.
The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.
a.
Half-blooded.
n.
The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated.
n.
Half the length of a sword; close fight.
n.
See Half deck, under Deck.
n.
A person whose father and mother are of different races; a half-breed.
a.
Done or happening at intervals of half an hour.
adv.
In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious.
a.
Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.
a.
Imperfectly hatched; as, half-hatched eggs.
n.
One half of a shutter made in two parts for closing a porthole.
a.
One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; -- sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an apple.
a.
Half-filled.
a.
Half-demented; half-witted.
v. t. & i.
To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as with, a halo.
a.
Half-blooded.
a.
Half-bred; imperfect.
a.
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.
a.
Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture.