ˈparəˌsēv noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek paraskeuē, literally preparation, from paraskeuazein to get ready, from para- para- (I) + skeuazein to prepare, from skeuos vessel, implement — more at skeuomorph
1. archaic : the day of preparation before the Jewish Sabbath or a feast of similar rank
it was the parasceve of the pasch — Jn 19:14 (Douay Version)
2. obsolete : preparation