D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Tripartite

/trīp-är'-tītˌ/ · Trip·ar·tite · IPA /tɹaɪˈpɑɹtaɪt/
01 a. Divided into three parts; triparted; as, a tripartite leaf.
  1. 1.
    Divided into three parts; triparted; as, a tripartite leaf.
  2. 2.
    Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, to make indentures tripartite.
  3. 3.
    Made between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty.