ادهیا

अिधया adhiyā, अधया adhyā,s.f. Division into two equal parts or shares; division of produce between two parties in equal shares, one furnishing the land, seed, etc., and the other the labour; the half produce which a zamīndār takes from a tenant in lieu of money rent; the payment of half the annual assessment by the cultivators to the Government agent for the revenue at the spring and autumnal harvests:—s.m. Proprietor of a half-share (=adheliyā).