parch ‧ ment /ˈpɑːtʃmənt $ ˈpɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: parchemin , from Latin pergamena , from Greek , from Pergamenos 'of Pergamum' , ancient city in Turkey ]
1 . [uncountable] a material used in the past for writing on, made from the skin of a sheep or a goat
2 . [uncountable] thick yellow-white writing paper, sometimes used for official documents
3 . [countable] a document written on parchment