/peuh chee"zee, pah-/ , n.
1. a board game, originated in ancient India, in which four players advance four pieces each along a route on a cross-shaped board toward a center square by throws of cowrie shells or dice.
2. a modern version of this game. Also, parchesi, parchisi .
[ 1790-1800; pacisi, adj. deriv. of pacis twenty-five ]