Definitions of partridge:

• noun:   small Old World gallinaceous game birds
• noun:   flesh of either quail or grouse
• noun:   valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
• noun:   heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
• noun:   a popular North American game bird; named for its call
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2872)