† parceryn.
Obsolete. rare.
Apportionment, division.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > dividing and sharing out
partingc1330
departinga1340
divisionc1380
partition1429
departison1444
dividentc1450
skiftingc1450
partage1484
portiona1513
departition?c1530
dividend1535
portioning1556
reparting1574
repartment1574
parcery1582
sharing1598
apportion1628
compartition1636
department1677
dividing1719
whacking1851
partitionment1864
divide1873
share-out1877
whack1885
sharesies1916
carve-up1935
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 54 This part was to Helenus by wylled parcerye lotted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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