noun
plural -ties
[singular] :a number or amount that is less than half of a total
[singular] :the group that is the smaller part of a larger group
[count] a group of people who are different from the larger group in a country, area, etc., in some way (such as race or religion)
b chiefly US :a member of such a group - usually plural
[noncount] law :the time or period when a person is not yet old enough to have the full rights of an adult - compare majority