v. t.
The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To be, or to become, subdivided. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Partaking of divinity; divine in a partial or lower degree. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Susceptible of subdivision. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. subdivisio: cf. F. subdivision. ]
In the decimal table, the subdivision of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]