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par·cel (päŕsəl)

[Middle English, from Old French, portion, from Vulgar Latin* particella, diminutive of Latin particula, diminutive of pars, part-, part.]

noun 

  1. Something wrapped up or packaged; a package.
  2. A plot of land, usually a division of a larger area.
  3. A quantity of merchandise offered for sale.
  4. A group or company; a pack: “this youthful parcel of noble bachelors” (Shakespeare)

transitive verb: -celed, also -celled, -cel·ing, -cel·ling, -cels, -cels 

  1. To divide into parts and distribute: parceled out the land to their three children.
  2. To make into a parcel; package.
  3. Nautical To wind protective strips of canvas around (rope).