Webster's Dictionary 1913

1081

Pardonably

Par″don‐a‐bly, adv. In a manner admitting of pardon; excusably. Dryden.

1082

Pardoner

Par″don‐er (?), n. 1. One who pardons. Shak.2. A seller of indulgences. Chaucer.

1083

Pardoning

Par″don‐ing, a. Relating to pardon; having or exercising the right to pardon; willing to pardon; merciful; as, the pardoning power; a pardoning God.

1084

Pare

Pare (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paring.] [F. parer to pare, as a horse's hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ...

1085

Paregoric

Par′e‐gor″ic (?), a. [L. paregoricus, Gr. �, from � addressing, encouraging, soothing; παρά beside + � an assembly: cf. F. parégorique. See Allegory.] Mitigating; assuaging or s...

1086

Paregoric (2)

Par′e‐gor″ic, n.(Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; — called also paregoric elexir.

1087

Parelcon

Pa‐rel″con (?), n. [Gr. � to draw aside, to be redundant; παρά beside + � to draw.] (Gram.) The addition of a syllable or particle to the end of a pronoun, verb, or adverb.

1088

Parelectronomic

Par′e‐lec′tro‐nom″ic (?), a.(Physiol.) Of or relating to parelectronomy; as, the parelectronomic part of a muscle.

1089

Parelectronomy

Par‐e′lec‐tron″o‐my (?), n. [Pref. para- + electro- + Gr. � law.] (Physiol.) A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the...

1090

Parella

{ ‖Pa‐rel″la (?), ‖Pa′relle (?), } n. [Cf. F. parelle.] (Bot.) (a) A name for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and R. Hydrolapathum). (b) A kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) o...

1091

Parembole

‖Pa‐rem″bo‐le (�), n. [NL., from Gr. � an insertion beside. See Para-, and Embolus.] (Rhet.) A kind of parenthesis.

1092

Parement

Pare″ment (pâr″ment), n. See Parament.

1093

Paremptosis

‖Par′emp‐to″sis (păr′ĕmp‐tō″sĭs), n. [NL., from Gr. παρέμπτωσισ a coming in beside; παρά beside + εμπιπτειν̓ to fall in.] Same as Parembole.

1094

Parenchyma

Pa‐ren″chy‐ma (pȧ‐rĕṉ″kĭ‐mȧ), n. [NL., from Gr. παρέγχυμα, fr. παρεγχει̑ν to pour in beside; παρά beside + εν̓ in + χει̑ν to pour: cf. F. parenchyme.] (Biol.) The soft cellular ...

1095

Parenchymal

Pa‐ren″chy‐mal (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, parenchyma.

1096

Parenchymatous

{ Par′en‐chym″a‐tous (?), Pa‐ren″chy‐mous (?), } a. [Cf. F. parenchymateux.] Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the parenchyma of a tissue or an organ; as, parenchymatous deg...

1097

Parenesis

‖Pa‐ren″e‐sis (?), n. [L. paraenesis, Gr. παραίνεσισ, fr. παραινει̑ν to advise.] Exhortation.

1098

Parenetic

{ Par′e‐net″ic (?), Par′e‐net″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. παραινετικόσ: cf. F. parénétique.] Hortatory; encouraging; persuasive. F. Potter.

1099

Parent

Par″ent (pâr″ent or pār″ent; 277), n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. πορει̑ν to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. Part.] 1. One who begets, or brings f...

1100

Parentage

Par″ent‐age (–ā̍j; 277), n. [Cf. F. parentage relationship.] Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extracti...

1101

Parental

Pa‐ren″tal (?), a. [L. parentalis.] 1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations.2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; te...

1102

Parentally

Pa‐ren″tal‐ly, adv. In a parental manner.

1103

Parentation

Par′en‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. parentatio, fr. parentare to offer a solemn sacrifice in honor of deceased parents. See Parent.] Something done or said in honor of the dead; obsequie...

1104

Parentele

Par″en′tele′ (?), n. [F. parentèle, L. parentela.] Kinship; parentage. Chaucer.

1105

Parenthesis

Pa‐ren″the‐sis (pȧ‐rĕn″thē̍‐sĭs), n.; pl.Parentheses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. παρένθεσισ, fr. παρεντιθέναι to put in beside, insert; παρά beside + εν̓ in + τιθέναι to put, place. See ...

1106

Parenthesize

Pa‐ren″the‐size (–sīz), v. t. To make a parenthesis of; to include within parenthetical marks. Lowell.

1107

Parenthetic

{ Par′en‐thet″ic (păr′ĕn‐thĕt″ĭk), Par′en‐thet″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal), } a. [Cf. Gr. παρένθετοσ.] 1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthe...