PARCEL

I. noun see: particle Date: 14th century 1. fragment , portion , a volume of a fluid (as air) considered as a single entity within a greater volume of the same fluid, a tract or plot of land, a company, collection, or group of persons, animals, or things ; lot , 4. a wrapped bundle ; package , a unit of salable merchandise, II. adverb Date: 15th century partly , III. adjective Date: 15th century part-time , partial , IV. transitive verb (-celed or -celled; -celing or ~ling) Date: 15th century to divide into parts ; distribute , to make up into a ~ ; wrap , to cover (as a rope) with strips of canvas or tape