2. To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; — applied to offenses. I pray thee, pardon my sin. 1 S Apollo, pardon My great profaneness 'gainst thine oracle Shak.
3. To refrain from exacting as a penalty. I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it. Shak.
4. To give leave (of departure) to. [Obs.] Even now about it! I will pardon you. Shak. Pardon me, forgive me; excuse me; — a phrase used also to express courteous denial or contradiction.
Syn.— To forgive; absolve; excuse; overlook; remit; asquit. See Excuse.
PARDON; REMISSIONPardon,
Syn: remission.
Defn: — Forgiveness, Pardon. Forgiveness is Anglo-Saxon, and pardon Norman French, both implying a giving back. The word pardon, being early used in our Bible, has, in religious matters, the same sense as forgiveness; but in the language of common life there is a difference between them, such as we often find between corresponding Anglo-Saxon and Norman words. Forgive points to inward feeling, and suppose alienated affection; when we ask forgiveness, we primarily seek the removal of anger. Pardon looks more to outward things or consequences, and is often applied to trifling matters, as when we beg pardon for interrupting a man, or for jostling him in a crowd. The civil magistrate also grants a pardon, and not forgiveness. The two words are, therefore, very clearly distinguished from each other in most cases which relate to the common concerns of life.
PARDONABLEPar"don*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pardonnable.]
Defn: Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of penalty; venial; excusable; — applied to the offense or to the offender; as, a pardonable fault, or culprit.
PARDONABLENESSPar"don*a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being pardonable; as, the pardonableness of sin. Bp. Hall.
PARDONABLYPar"don*a*bly, adv.
Defn: In a manner admitting of pardon; excusably. Dryden.
PARDONERPar"don*er, n.
1. One who pardons. Shak.
2. A seller of indulgences. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PARDONINGPar"don*ing, a.
Defn: Relating to pardon; having or exercising the right to pardon; willing to pardon; merciful; as, the pardoning power; a pardoning God.
PARE Pare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pared; p. pr. & vb. n. Paring.] Etym: [F. parer to pare, as a horse's hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ward off, fr. L. parare to prepare. Cf. Empire, Parade, Pardon, Parry, Prepare.]
1. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.
2. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; — followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.
3. Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen. The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy. Bacon.
PAREGORICPar`e*gor"ic a. Etym: [L. paregoricus, Gr. parégorique. SeeAllegory.]
Defn: Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.
PAREGORICPar`e*gor"ic, n. (Med.)
Defn: A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; — called also paregoric elexir.
PARELCONPa*rel"con, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gram.)
Defn: The addition of a syllable or particle to the end of a pronoun, verb, or adverb.
PARELECTRONOMICPar`e*lec`tro*nom"ic, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or relating to parelectronomy; as, the parelectronomic part of a muscle.
PARELECTRONOMYPar*e`lec*tron"o*my, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + electro- + Gr.(Physiol.)
Defn: A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed.
PARELLA; PARELLE Pa*rel"la, Pa`relle, n. Etym: [Cf. F. parelle.] (Bot.) (a) A name for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and R. Hydrolapathum). (b) A kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus.
PAREMBOLEPa*rem"bo*le (, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. Para-, and Embolus.] (Rhet.)
Defn: A kind of parenthesis.
PAREMENTPare"ment, n.
Defn: See Parament. [Obs.]
PAREMPTOSISPar`emp*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr.
Defn: Same as Parembole.
PARENCHYMAPa*ren"chy*ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. parenchyme.] (Biol.)
Defn: The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the like.
PARENCHYMALPa*ren"chy*mal, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, parenchyma.
PARENCHYMATOUS; PARENCHYMOUS Par`en*chym"a*tous, Pa*ren"chy*mous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. parenchymateux.]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the parenchyma of a tissue or an organ; as, parenchymatous degeneration.
PARENESISPa*ren"e*sis, n. Etym: [L. paraenesis, Gr.
Defn: Exhortation. [R.]
PARENETIC; PARENETIOALPar`e*net"ic, Par`e*net"io*al, a. Etym: [Gr. parénétique.]
Defn: Hortatory; encouraging; persuasive. [R.] F. Potter.
PARENT Par"ent, n. Etym: [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. parent. Cf. Part.]
1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. Children, obey your parents in the Lord. Eph. vi. 1.
2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice. Regular industry is the parent of sobriety. Channing. Parent cell. (Biol.) See Mother cell, under Mother, also Cytula. — Parent nucleus (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division, divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis, and Cell division, under Division.
PARENTAGEPar"ent*age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. parentage relationship.]
Defn: Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage. "Wilt thou deny thy parentage" Shak. Though men esteem thee low of parentage. Milton.
PARENTALPa*ren"tal, a. Etym: [L. parentalis.]
1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations.
2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. The careful course and parental provision of nature. Sir T. Browne.
PARENTALLYPa*ren"tal*ly, adv.
Defn: In a parental manner.
PARENTATION Par`en*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. parentatio, fr. parentare to offer a solemn sacrifice in honor of deceased parents. See Parent.]
Defn: Something done or said in honor of the dead; obsequies. [Obs.]Abp. Potter.
PARENTELEPar"en`tele`, n. Etym: [F. parentèle, L. parentela.]
Defn: Kinship; parentage. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PARENTHESIS Pa*ren"the*sis, n.; pl. Parentheses. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Para-, En-, 2, and Thesis.]
1. A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or dashes. "Seldom mentioned without a derogatory parenthesis." Sir T. Browne. Don't suffer every occasional thought to carry you away into a long parenthesis. Watts.
2. (Print.)
Defn: One of the curved lines () which inclose a parenthetic word or phrase.
Note: Parenthesis, in technical grammar, is that part of a sentence which is inclosed within the recognized sign; but many phrases and sentences which are punctuated by commas are logically parenthetical. In def. 1, the phrase "by way of comment or explanation" is inserted for explanation, and the sentence would be grammatically complete without it. The present tendency is to avoid using the distinctive marks, except when confusion would arise from a less conspicuous separation.
PARENTHESIZEPa*ren"the*size, v. t.
Defn: To make a parenthesis of; to include within parenthetical marks. Lowell.
PARENTHETIC; PARENTHETICALPar`en*thet"ic, Par`en*thet"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. Gr.
1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark. A parenthetical observation of Moses himself. Hales.
2. Using or containing parentheses.
PARENTHETICALLYPar`en*thet"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a parenthetical manner; by way of parenthesis; by parentheses.
PARENTHOODPar"ent*hood, n.
Defn: The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent.
PARENTICIDE Pa*ren"ti*cide, n. Etym: [L. parenticida a parricide; parens parent + caedere to kill.]
1. The act of one who kills one's own parent. [R.]
2. One who kills one's own parent; a parricide. [R.]
PARENTLESSPar"ent*less, a.
Defn: Deprived of parents.
PAREPIDIDYMISPar*ep`i*did"y*mis, n. Etym: [NL. See Para-, and Epididymis.] (Anat.)
Defn: A small body containing convoluted tubules, situated near the epididymis in man and some other animals, and supposed to be a remnant of the anterior part of the Wolffian body.
PARERPar"er, n. Etym: [From Pare, v. t.]
Defn: One who, or that which, pares; an instrument for paring.
PARERGONPa*rer"gon, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: See Parergy.
PARERGYPar"er*gy, n. Etym: [L. parergon, Gr.
Defn: Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous. [Obs.] SirT. Browne.
PARESISPar"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation.
PARETHMOIDPar*eth"moid, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + ethmoid.] (Anat.)
Defn: Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; — applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. — n.
Defn: A parethmoid bone.
PARETICPa*ret"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to paresis; affected with paresis.
PARFAYPar*fay", interj. Etym: [Par + fay.]
Defn: By my faith; verily. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PARFITPar"fit, a.
Defn: Perfect. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PARFITLYPar"fit*ly, adv.
Defn: Perfectly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PARFLECHEPar*fleche", n. [Prob. through Canadian F. fr. Amer. Indian.]
Defn: A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo, which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the hairs, and then dried.
PARFOCALPar*fo"cal, a. [Pari- + focal.] (Opt.)
Defn: With the lower focal points all in the same plane; — said of sets of eyepieces so mounted that they may be interchanged without varying the focus of the instrument (as a microscope or telescope) with which they are used.
PARFORN; PARFOURNPar*forn", Par*fourn", v. t.
Defn: To perform. [Obs.] Chaucer. Piers Plowman.
PARGASITEPar"gas*ite, n. Etym: [So called from Pargas, in Finland.] (Min.)
Defn: A dark green aluminous variety of amphibole, or hornblende.
PARGEBOARDParge"board`, n.
Defn: See Bargeboard.
PARGETPar"get, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pargeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pargeting.]Etym: [OE. pargeten, also spargeten, sparchen; of uncertain origin.]
1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses. Sir T. Herbert. The pargeted ceiling with pendants. R. L. Stevenson.
2. To paint; to cover over. [Obs.]
PARGETPar"get, v. i.
1. To lay on plaster.
2. To paint, as the face. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
PARGETPar"get, n.
1. Gypsum or plaster stone.
2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork. Knight.
3. Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] Drayton.
PARGETERPar"get*er, n.
Defn: A plasterer. Johnson.
PARGETINGPar"get*ing, n. Etym: [Written also pargetting.]
Defn: Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) In modern architecture, the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the draught.
PARGETORYPar"get*o*ry, n.
Defn: Something made of, or covered with, parget, or plaster. [Obs.]Milton.
PARHELICPar*he"lic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to parhelia.
PARHELIONPar*hel"ion, n.; pl. Parhelia. Etym: [L. parelion, Gr.
Defn: A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called an anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time. Cf. Paraselene.
PARHELIUMPar*he"li*um, n.
Defn: See Parhelion.
PARI-Par"i-. Etym: [L. par, paris, equal.]
Defn: A combining form signifying equal; as, paridigitate, paripinnate.
PARIAH Pa"ri*ah, n. Etym: [From Tamil paraiyan, pl. paraiyar, one of the low caste, fr. parai a large drum, because they beat the drums at certain festivals.]
1. One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
2. An outcast; one despised by society. Pariah dog (Zoöl.), a mongrel race of half-wild dogs which act as scavengers in Oriental cities. — Pariah kite (Zoöl.), a species of kite (Milvus govinda) which acts as a scavenger in India.
PARIALPa*ri"al, n.
Defn: See Pair royal, under Pair, n.
PARIANPa"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. Parius.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the Ægean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble. Parian chronicle, a most ancient chronicle of the city of Athens, engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among the Arundelian marbles.
PARIANPa"ri*an, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Paros.
2. A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc.
PARIDIGITATAPar`i*dig`i*ta"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Pari-, and Digitate.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Artiodactyla.
PARIDIGITATEPar`i*dig"i*tate, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Having an evennumber of digits on the hands or the feet. Qwen.
PARIESPa"ri*es, n.; pl. Parietes. Etym: [See Parietes.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.
PARIETALPa*ri"e*tal, a. Etym: [L. parietalis, fr. paries, -ietis, a wall: cf.F. pariétal. Cf. Parietary, Pellitory.]
1. Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the care of them.
2. Resident within the walls or buildings of a college. At Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls constitute a permanent standing committee, called the Parietal Committee. B. H. Hall (1856).
3. (Anat.) (a) Of pertaining to the parietes. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parietal bones, which form the upper and middle part of the cranium, between the frontals and occipitals.
4. (Bot.)
Defn: Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; — said of a placenta.
PARIETALPa*ri"e*tal, n.
1. (Anat.)
Defn: One of the parietal bones.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.
PARIETARYPa*ri"e*ta*ry, a.
Defn: See Parietal, 2.
PARIETARYPa*ri"e*ta*ry, n. Etym: [L. parietaria, fr. parietarius parietal. Cf.Pellitory, Parietal.] (Bot.)
Defn: Any one of several species of Parietaria. See 1st Pellitory.
PARIETESPa*ri"e*tes, n. pl. Etym: [L. paries a wall.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The walls of a cavity or an organ; as, the abdominal parietes; the parietes of the cranium.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The sides of an ovary or of a capsule.
PARIETICPa`ri*et"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in the lichenParmelia parietina, and called also chrysophanic acid.
PARIETINE Pa*ri"e*tine, n. Etym: [L. parietinus parietal: cf. parietinae ruined walls.]
Defn: A piece of a fallen wall; a ruin. [Obs.] Burton.
PARIETO-Pa*ri"e*to- (. (Anat.)
Defn: A combining form used to indicate connection with, or relation to, the parietal bones or the parietal segment of the skull; as, the parieto-mastoid suture.
PARIGENINPa*rig"e*nin, n. Etym: [Parillin + -gen + -in.] (Chem.)
Defn: A curdy white substance, obtained by the decomposition of parillin.
PARILLINPa*ril"lin, n. Etym: [Shortened fr. sarsaparillin.] (Chem.)
Defn: A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; — called also smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin.
PARINGPar"ing, n. Etym: [From Pare, v. t.]
1. The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything.
2. That which is pared off. Pope. Pare off the surface of the earth, and with the parings raise your hills. Mortimer.
PARIPINNATEPar`i*pin"nate, a. Etym: [Pari- + pinnate.] (Bot.)
Defn: Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having no odd leaflet at the end.
PARISPar"is, n. Etym: [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.)
Defn: A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.
Note: It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.
PARISPar"is, n.
Defn: The chief city of France. Paris green. See under Green, n.— Paris white (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting;Spanish white.
PARISHPar"ish, n. Etym: [OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF. paroisse,parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia, corrupted fr. paroecia,Gr. vicus village. See Vicinity, and cf. Parochial.]
1. (Eccl. & Eng. Law) (a) That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. Cowell. (b) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc.
Note: Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical districts for spiritual purposes. Mozley & W.
2. An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live. [U. S.]
3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States.
PARISHPar"ish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor. Dryden. Parish clerk. (a) The clerk or recording officer of a parish. (b) A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise assists in the service of the Church of England. — Parish court, in Louisiana, a court in each parish.
PARISHENPar"ish*en, n.
Defn: A parishioner. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PARISHIONALPa*rish"ion*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial. [R.] Bp. Hall.
PARISHIONERPa*rish"ion*er, n. Etym: [F. paroissien, LL. parochianus.]
Defn: One who belongs to, or is connected with, a parish.
PARISIANPa*ri"sian, n. Etym: [Cf. F. parisen.]
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Paris, the capital of France.
PARISIANPa*ri"sian, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Paris.
PARISIENNEPa`ri`si`enne", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A female native or resident of Paris.
PARISOLOGYPar`i*sol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: The use of equivocal or ambiguous words. [R.]
PARISYLLABIC; PARISYLLABICAL Par`i*syl*lab"ic, Par`i*syl*lab"ic*al, a. Etym: [Pari- + syllabic, - ical: cf. F. parisyllabique.]
Defn: Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.
PARITOR Par"i*tor, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. apparitor: cf. L. paritor a servant, attendant.]
Defn: An apparitor. "Summoned by an host of paritors." Dryden.
PARITORYPar"i*to*ry, n.
Defn: Pellitory. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PARITYPar"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. paritas, fr. par, paris, equal: cf. F. parité.See Pair, Peer an equal.]
Defn: The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; A like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning. "No parity of principle." De Quincey. Equality of length and parity of numeration. Sir T. Browne.
PARK Park, n. Etym: [AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F. parc; both being of the same origin; cf. LL. parcus, parricus, Ir. & Gael. pairc, W. park, parwg. Cf. Paddock an inclosure, Parrock.]
1. (Eng. Law)
Defn: A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant. Mozley & W.
2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. Chaucer. While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend my passion, and forget to fear. Waller.
3. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York.
4. (Mil.)
Defn: A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery.
5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown. [Written also parc.] Park of artillery. See under Artillery. — Park phaeton, a small, low carriage, for use in parks.
PARKPark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parked; p. pr. & vb. n. Parking.]
1. To inclose in a park, or as in a park. How are we parked, and bounded in a pale. Shak.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park the artillery, the wagons, etc.
PARKA; PARKEE Par"ka, Par"kee, n. [Russ. parka, parki, dim. of para a pair, fr. G. paar, L. par. Cf. Pair.]
Defn: An outer garment made of the skins of birds or mammals, worn byEskimos, etc.
PARKERPark"er, n
Defn: , The keeper of a park. Sir M. Hale.
PARKERIA Par*ke"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. So named from W. K. Parker, a British zoölogist.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball.
PARKESINEParkes"ine, n. Etym: [So called from Mr. Parkes, the inventor.]
Defn: A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; — called also xylotile.
PARKLEAVESPark"leaves`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A European species of Saint John's-wort; the tutsan. SeeTutsan.
PARLANCEPar"lance, n. Etym: [OF., fr. F. parler to speak. See Parley.]
Defn: Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance. A hate of gossip parlance and of sway. Tennyson.
PARLANDO; PARLANTEPar*lan"do, Par*lan"te, a. & adv. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: Speaking; in a speaking or declamatory manner; to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.
PARLEParle, v. i. Etym: [F. parler. See Parley.]
Defn: To talk; to converse; to parley. [Obs.] Shak.Finding himself too weak, began to parle. Milton.
PARLEParle, n.
Defn: Conversation; talk; parley. [Obs.]They ended parle, and both addressed for fight. Milton.
PARLEYPar"ley, n.; pl. Parleys. Etym: [F. parler speech, talk, fr. parlerto speak, LL. parabolare, fr. L. parabola a comparison, parable, inLL., a word. See Parable, and cf. Parliament, Parlor.]
Defn: Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce. We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. Dryden. To beat a parley (Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the enemy.
PARLEYPar"ley, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Parleyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Parleying.]
Defn: To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace. They are at hand, To parley or to fight; therefore prepare. Shak.
PARLIAMENT Par"lia*ment, n. Etym: [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr. parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See Parley.]
1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.] But first they held their parliament. Rom. of R.
2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council; esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people having authority to make laws. They made request that it might be lawful for them to summon a parliament of Gauls. Golding.
3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to enact and repeal laws.
Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the three estates named above.
4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts. Parliament heel, the inclination of a ship when made to careen by shifting her cargo or ballast. — Parliament hinge (Arch.), a hinge with so great a projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or shutter to swing back flat against the wall. — Long Parliament, Rump Parliament. See under Long, and Rump.
PARLIAMENTALPar`lia*men"tal, a.
Defn: Parliamentary. [Obs.]
PARLIAMENTARIANPar`lia*men*ta"ri*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Parliament. Wood.
PARLIAMENTARIANPar`lia*men*ta"ri*an, n.
1. (Eng. Hist.)
Defn: One who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to KingCharles I. Walpole.
2. One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished parliamentarian.
PARLIAMENTARILYPar`lia*men"ta*ri*ly, adv.
Defn: In a parliamentary manner.
PARLIAMENTARYPar`lia*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. parlementaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. Bacon.
2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. Sir M. Hale.
3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion. Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. [Eng.] — Parliamentary train, one of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate. [Eng.]
PARLORPar"lor, n. Etym: [OE. parlour, parlur, F. parloir, LL. parlatorium.See Parley.] [Written also parlour.]
Defn: A room for business or social conversation, for the reception of guests, etc. Specifically: (a) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each other, or with visitors and friends from without. Piers Plowman. (b) In large private houses, a sitting room for the family and for familiar guests, — a room for less formal uses than the drawing- room. Esp., in modern times, the dining room of a house having few apartments, as a London house, where the dining parlor is usually on the ground floor. (c) Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the room where visitors are received and entertained.
Note: "In England people who have a drawing-room no longer call it a parlor, as they called it of old and till recently." Fitzed. Hall. Parior car. See Palace car, under Car.
PARLOR MATCHPar"lor match`.
Defn: A friction match that contains little or no sulphur.
PARLOUSPar"lous, a. Etym: [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]
1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." Beau. & Fl.
2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] "A parlous boy." Shak. "A parlous wit." Dryden. — Par"lous*ly, adv. [Obs.] — Par"lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
PARMESANPar`me*san", a. Etym: [F. parmesan, It. parmigiano.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Parma in Italy. Parmesan cheese, a kind of cheese of a rich flavor, though from skimmed milk, made in Parma, Italy.
PARNASSIAPar*nas"si*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus.
PARNASSIANPar*nas"sian, a. Etym: [L. Parnassius.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Parnassus.
PARNASSIANPar*nas"sian, n. Etym: [See Parnassus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to the genus Parnassius. They inhabit the mountains, both in the Old World and in America.
PARNASSIENPar`nas`si`en", n. [F.]
Defn: Same as Parnassian.
PARNASSUSPar*nas"sus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.)
Defn: A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, andfamous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. Grass ofParnassus. (Bot.) See under Grass, and Parnassia.— To climb Parnassus, to write poetry. [Colloq.]
PARNELLISMPar"nell*ism, n. (Eng. Politics)
Defn: The policy or principles of the Parnellites.
PARNELLITEPar"nell*ite, n. (Eng. Politics)
Defn: One of the adherents of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-91) in his advocacy of home rule for Ireland.
PAROCCIPITALPar`oc*cip"i*tal, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + occipital.] (Anat.)
Defn: Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; — applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
PAROCHIALPa*ro"chi*al, a. Etym: [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia. SeeParish.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties. "Parochial pastors." Bp. Atterbury. Hence, limited; narrow. "The parochial mind." W. Black.
PAROCHIALISMPa*ro"chi*al*ism, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being parochial in form or nature; a system of management peculiar to parishes.
PAROCHIALITYPa*ro`chi*al"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state of being parochial. [R.] Sir J. Marriot.
PAROCHIALIZEPa*ro"chi*al*ize, v. t.
Defn: To render parochial; to form into parishes.
PAROCHIALLYPa*ro"chi*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a parochial manner; by the parish, or by parishes. Bp.Stillingfleet.
PAROCHIANPa*ro"chi*an, a. Etym: [See Parochial, Parishioner.]
Defn: Parochial. [Obs.] "Parochian churches." Bacon.
PAROCHIANPa*ro"chi*an, n. Etym: [LL. parochianus.]
Defn: A parishioner. [Obs.] Ld. Burleigh.
PARODIC; PARODICALPa*rod"ic, Pa*rod"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. parodique.]
Defn: Having the character of parody.Very paraphrastic, and sometimes parodical. T. Warton.
PARODISTPar"o*dist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. parodiste.]
Defn: One who writes a parody; one who parodies. Coleridge.
PARODY Par"o*dy, n.; pl. Parodies. Etym: [L. parodia, Gr. parodie. See Para- , and Ode.]
1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty. The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's "Hind and Panther" was received with great applause. Macaulay.
2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]
PARODYPar"o*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parodied; p. pr. & vb. n. Parodying.]Etym: [Cf. F. parodier.]
Defn: To write a parody upon; to burlesque.I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. Pope.
PAROKETPar"o*ket`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Paroquet.
PAROLPa*rol", n. Etym: [See Parole, the same word.]
1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]
2. (Law)
Defn: Oral declaration; word of mouth; also, a writing not under seal. Blackstone.
PAROLPa*rol", a.
Defn: Given or done by word of mouth; oral; also, given by a writing not under seal; as, parol evidence. Parol arrest (Law), an arrest in pursuance of a verbal order from a magistrate. — Parol contract (Law), any contract not of record or under seal, whether oral or written; a simple contract. Chitty. Story.
PAROLEPa*role", n. Etym: [F. parole. See Parley, and cf. Parol.]
1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]
2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like. This man had forfeited his military parole. Macaulay.
3. (Mil.)
Defn: A watchword given only to officers of guards; — distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards.
4. (Law)
Defn: Oral declaration. See lst Parol, 2.
PAROLEPa*role", a.
Defn: See 2d Parol.
PAROLEPa*role", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paroled; p. pr. & vb. n. Paroling.](Mil.)
Defn: To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.
PAROMOLOGYPar`o*mol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. fr. Homologous.] (Rhet.)
Defn: A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument.
PARONOMASIAPar`o*no*ma"si*a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning. Dryden.
PARONOMASTIC; PARONOMASTICALPar`o*no*mas"tic, Par`o*no*mas"tic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words.
PARONOMASYPar`o*nom"a*sy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. paronomasie.]
Defn: Paronomasia. [R.] B. Jonson.
PARONYCHIAPar`o*nych"i*a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A whitlow, or felon. Quincy.
PARONYMPar"o*nym, n.
Defn: A paronymous word. [Written also paronyme.]
PARONYMOUSPa*ron"y*mous, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; — said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc.
2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; — said of certain words, as al and awl; hair and hare, etc.
PARONYMYPa*ron"y*my, n.
Defn: The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of paronymous words.
PAROOPHORON; PAROOEPHORONPar`o*öph"o*ron, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. Para-) + (Anat.)
Defn: A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with the parepididymis of the male.
PAROQUET Par"o*quet`, n. Etym: [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See Parrot.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Parrakeet. [Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet.] Paroquet auk or auklet (Zoöl.), a small auk (Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk.
PARORCHISPa*ror"chis, n. Etym: [NL. See Para-, and Orchis.] (Anat.)
Defn: The part of the epididymis; or the corresponding part of the excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the Wolffian body.
PAROSTEALPa*ros"te*al, (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification.
PAROSTOSISPar`os*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL. See Para-, and Ostosis.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.
PAROSTOTICPar`os*tot"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to parostosis.
PAROTICPa*rot"ic, a. Etym: [See Parotid.] (Anat.)
Defn: On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.Parotic region (Zoöl.), the space around the ears.
PAROTID Pa*rot"id, a. Etym: [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. parotide. ] (Anat.) (a) Situated near the ear; — applied especially to the salivary gland near the ear. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid gland. Parotid gland (Anat.), one of the salivary glands situated just in front of or below the ear. It is the largest of the salivary glands in man, and its duct opens into the interior of the mouth opposite the second molar of the upper jaw.
PAROTIDPa*rot"id, n. (Anat.)
Defn: The parotid gland.
PAROTITISPar`o*ti"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Parotid, and -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the parotid glands. Epidemic, or Infectious, parotitis, mumps.
PAROTOIDPar"o*toid, a. Etym: [Parotid + -oid.] (Anat.)
Defn: Resembling the parotid gland; — applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs. — n.
Defn: A parotoid gland.
PAROUSIA Pa*rou"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Parusia.] (a) The nativity of our Lord. (b) The last day. Shipley.
PAROVARIUMPar`o*va"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Para-, and Ovarium.] (Anat.)
Defn: A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct; the epoöphoron.
PAROXYSMPar"ox*ysm, n. Etym: [F. paroxysme, Gr.
1. (Med.)
Defn: The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions. Arbuthnot.
2. Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a convulsion; a fit. The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair. South.
PAROXYSMALPar`ox*ys"mal, a.
Defn: Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper. — Par`ox*ys"mal*ly, adv.
PAROXYTONEPar*ox"y*tone, n. Etym: [Gr. a. See Para-, and Oxytone.] (Gr. Gram.)
Defn: A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.
PARQUETPar*quet", n. Etym: [F. See Parquetry.]
1. A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater nearest the orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole lower floor of a theater, from the orchestra to the dress circle; the pit.
2. Same as Parquetry.
PARQUETAGEPar"quet*age, n.
Defn: See Parquetry.
PARQUET CIRCLEParquet circle.
Defn: That part of the lower floor of a theater with seats at the rear of the parquet and beneath the galleries; — called also, esp. in U. S., orchestra circle or parterre.
PARQUETEDPar"quet*ed, a.
Defn: Formed in parquetry; inlaid with wood in small and differentlycolored figures.One room parqueted with yew, which I liked well. Evelyn.
PARQUETRY Par"quet*ry, n. Etym: [F. parqueterie, fr. parquet inlaid flooring, fr. parquet, dim. of parc an inclosure. See Park.]
Defn: A species of joinery or cabinet-work consisting of an inlay of geometric or other patterns, generally of different colors, — used especially for floors.
PARQUETTEPar*quette", n.
Defn: See Parquet.
PARR Parr, n. Etym: [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.] (Zoöl.) (a) A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse bands; — called also samlet, skegger, and fingerling. (b) A young leveret.
PARRAKEET; PARAKEETPar"ra*keet`, Par"a*keet`, n. Etym: [See Paroquet.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; — called also paroquet and paraquet.
Note: Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genusPaleornis; others belong to Polytelis, Platycercus, Psephotus,Euphema, and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong tothe genus Conurus, as the Carolina parrakeet (C. Carolinensis).
PARRAL; PARRELPar"ral, Par"rel, n. Etym: [F. appareil. See Apparel, n.]
1. (Naut.)
Defn: The rope or collar by which a yard or spar is held to the mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered at pleasure. Totten.
2. A chimney-piece. Halliwell.
PARRAQUAPar*ra"qua, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A curassow of the genus Ortalida, allied to the guan.
PARRHESIAPar*rhe"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: Boldness or freedom of speech.
PARRICIDALPar"ri*ci`dal, a. Etym: [L. parricidalis, parricidialis. SeeParricide.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to parricide; guilty of parricide.
PARRICIDE Par"ri*cide, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. parricida; pater father + caedere to kill. See Father, Homicide, and cf. Patricide.]
1. Properly, one who murders one's own father; in a wider sense, one who murders one's father or mother or any ancestor.
2. Etym: [L. parricidium.]
Defn: The act or crime of murdering one's own father or any ancestor.
PARRICIDIOUSPar`ri*cid"i*ous, a.
Defn: Parricidal. [Obs.]
PARROCKPar"rock, n. Etym: [AS. pearruc, pearroc. See Park.]
Defn: A croft, or small field; a paddock. [Prov. Eng.]
PARROTPar"rot, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F.pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. Paroquet, Petrel,Petrify.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidæ, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases. Carolina parrot (Zoöl.), the Carolina parrakeet. See Parrakeet. — Night parrot, or Owl parrot. (Zoöl.) See Kakapo. — Parrot coal, cannel coal; — so called from the crackling and chattering sound it makes in burning. [Eng. & Scot.] — Parrot green. (Chem.) See Scheele's green, under Green, n. — Parrot weed (Bot.), a suffrutescent plant (Bocconia frutescens) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers. — Parrot wrasse, Parrot fish (Zoöl.), any fish of the genus Scarus. One species (S. Cretensis), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
PARROTPar"rot, v. t.
Defn: To repeat by rote, as a parrot.
PARROTPar"rot, v. i.
Defn: To chatter like a parrot.
PARROTERPar"rot*er, n.
Defn: One who simply repeats what he has heard. [R.] J. S. Mill.
PARROTRYPar"rot*ry, n.
Defn: Servile imitation or repetition. [R.] Coleridge. "The supine parrotry." Fitzed. Hall.
PARROT'S-BILL Par"rot's-bill`, n. Etym: [So called from the resemblance of its curved superior petal to a parrot's bill.] (Bot.)
Defn: The glory pea. See under Glory.
PARRYPar"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parried; p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying.] Etym:[F. paré, p. p. of parer. See Pare, v. t.]
1. To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm. Locke. Vice parries wide The undreaded volley with a sword of straw. Cowper.
2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade. The French government has parried the payment of our claims. E. Everett.
PARRYPar"ry, v. i.
Defn: To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. Locke.
PARRYPar"ry, n.; pl. Parries (.
Defn: A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.
PARSEParse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Parsing.] Etym:[L. pars a part; pars orationis a part of speech. See Part, n.](Gram.)
Defn: To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically. Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it over perfectly. Ascham.
PARSEEPar"see, n. Etym: [Hind. & Per. parsi a Persian, a follower ofZoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian.]
1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber.
2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees.
PARSEEISMPar"see*ism, n.
Defn: The religion and customs of the Parsees.
PARSERPars"er, n.
Defn: One who parses.
PARSIMONIOUSPar`si*mo"ni*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See Parsimony.]
Defn: Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. — Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. — Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness, n. A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious. Bacon. Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war will drain us of more men and money. Addison.
Syn. — Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving; mean; stingy; frugal. See Avaricious.
PARSIMONY Par"si*mo*ny, n. Etym: [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.]
Defn: Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; — generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon. Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. Thackeray.
Syn. — Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness; stinginess. See Economy.
PARSLEY Pars"ley, n. Etym: [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. Celery.] (Bot.)
Defn: An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish. As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit. Shak. Fool's parsley. See under Fool. — Hedge parsley, Milk parsley, Stone parsley, names given to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley. — Parsley fern (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling parsley (Cryptogramme crispa). — Parsley piert (Bot.), a small herb (Alchemilla arvensis) formerly used as a remedy for calculus.
PARSNIPPars"nip, n. Etym: [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L.pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf.OF. pastenade, pastenaque.] (Bot.)
Defn: The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself. Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip. — Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip. — Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip. — Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium, the species of which are poisonous.
PARSON Par"son, n. Etym: [OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L. persona a person. See Person.]
1. (Eng. Eccl. Law)
Defn: A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of souls.
2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher. He hears the parson pray and preach. Longfellow. Parson bird (Zoöl.), a New Zealand bird (Prosthemadera Novæseelandiæ) remarkable for its powers of mimicry and its ability to articulate words. Its color is glossy black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, white feathers on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage bird.
PARSONAGEPar"son*age, n.
1. (Eng. Eccl. Law)
Defn: A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish.
2. The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of the incumbent or settled pastor.
3. Money paid for the support of a parson. [Scot.] What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage and vicarage, for Sir W. Scott.
PARSONEDPar"soned, a.
Defn: Furnished with a parson.
PARSONIC; PARSONICALPar*son"ic, Par*son"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a parson; clerical.Vainglory glowed in his parsonic heart. Colman.— Par*son"ic*al*ly, adv.
PARSONISHPar"son*ish, a.
Defn: Appropriate to, or like, a parson; — used in disparagement.[Colloq.]
1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as going to make up, with others, a larger number, quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a constituent. And kept back part of the price, . . . and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles'feet. Acts v. 2. Our ideas of extension and number — do they not contain a secret relation of the parts Locke. I am a part of all that I have met. Tennyson.
2. Hence, specifically: (a) An equal constituent portion; one of several or many like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is divided, or of which it is composed; proportional division or ingredient. An homer is the tenth part of an ephah. Ex. xvi. 36. A thought which, quartered, hath but one part wisdom, And ever three parts coward. Shak.
(b) A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole; a member; an organ; an essential element. All the parts were formed . . . into one harmonious body. Locke. The pulse, the glow of every part. Keble.
(c) A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; — usually in the plural with a collective sense. "Men of considerable parts." Burke. "Great quickness of parts." Macaulay. Which maintained so politic a state of evil, that they will not admit any good part to intermingle with them. Shak.
(d) Quarter; region; district; — usually in the plural. "The uttermost part of the heaven." Neh. i. 9. All parts resound with tumults, plaints, and fears. Dryden. (e) (Math.)
Defn: Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a certain number of times, will exactly make that quantity; as, 3 is a part of 12; — the opposite of multiple. Also, a line or other element of a geometrical figure.
3. That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share; portion; lot; interest; concern; duty; office. We have no part in David. 2 Sam. xx. 1. Accuse not Nature! she hath done her part; Do thou but thine. Milton. Let me bear My part of danger with an equal share. Dryden.
4. Hence, specifically: (a) One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or a controversy; a faction. For he that is not against us is on our part. Mark ix. 40. Make whole kingdoms take her brother's part. Waller.
(b) A particular character in a drama or a play; an assumed personification; also, the language, actions, and influence of a character or an actor in a play; or, figuratively, in real life. See To act a part, under Act. That part Was aptly fitted and naturally performed. Shak. It was a brute part of him to kill so capital a calf. Shak. Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies. Pope. (c) (Mus.)
Defn: One of the different melodies of a concerted composition, which heard in union compose its harmony; also, the music for each voice or instrument; as, the treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin part, etc. For my part, so far as concerns me; for my share. — For the most part. See under Most, a. — In good part, as well done; favorably; acceptably; in a friendly manner. Hooker. In ill part, unfavorably; with displeasure. — In part, in some degree; partly. — Part and parcel, an essential or constituent portion; — a reduplicative phrase. Cf. might and main, kith and kin, etc. "She was . . . part and parcel of the race and place." Howitt. — Part of speech (Gram.), a sort or class of words of a particular character; thus, the noun is a part of speech denoting the name of a thing; the verb is a part of speech which asserts something of the subject of a sentence. — Part owner (Law), one of several owners or tenants in common. See Joint tenant, under Joint. — Part singing, singing in which two or more of the harmonic parts are taken. — Part song, a song in two or more (commonly four) distinct vocal parts. "A part song differs from a madrigal in its exclusion of contrapuntual devices; from a glee, in its being sung by many voices, instead of by one only, to each part." Stainer & Barrett.