verb
Meaning 1
To divide among parceners
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
parcen
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːsɪn/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːsn̩/
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General-American: /ˈpɑɹsən/
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General-American: /ˈpɑɹsn̩/
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homophone: parson (some accents)
History
Etymology
Probably a back-formation from parcener, from Old French parçonier, from parçon (“part, portion, share, division”), from Latin partītiō, partītiōnem (“division”), from partīre, from pars.