The action of making equal or putting on an equal footing.
Now chiefly with reference to the provisions agreed upon by the Austrian and Italian governments on 5 September, 1946..
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556), archbishop of Canterbury. From post-classical Latin parification-, parificatio action of making equal from parificat-, past participial stem of parificare + -io. Compare Italian parificazione, French parification.