pecia
/ˈpiːsɪə/noun
A section of a manuscript that may be assigned to be copied by a scribe as one unit of work; the amount of parchment, etc., occupied by such a section, often amounting to a single gathering.
- Chiefly used with reference to the copying of texts in medieval universities..
Origin
Late 19th century. From post-classical Latin pecia piece.
- sports ground
- sport shirt
- sports industry
- sports injury
- sports jacket
- sports-jacketed
- sportsman
- sportsmanlike
- sportsmanly
- sportsmanship
- sportsman's knife
- sports massage
- sports medicine
- sports meet
- sports palace
- sportspeak
- sportsperson
- sports physician
- sportsplex
- sports psychologist
- sports psychology
- sports science
- sports scientist
- sports seat
- sports shirt