parclose
1 of 2noun
par·close
ˈpärˌklōz
variants or less commonly perclose
ˈpər-
1
obsolete : the end or conclusion of a sentence or discourse
2
: a screen or railing used especially to separate a chapel from the main body of a church
parclose
2 of 2transitive verb
par·close
(ˈ)pär¦klōz
archaic
: conclude, enclose
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English parclose, from Middle French, enclosure, end, from feminine of parclos, past participle of parclore to enclose, end, from par- thoroughly (from Latin per-, from per through) + clore to close
Transitive verb
obsolete French parclos-, stem of parclore