- parcel
-
par·cel /'pär-səl/ n: a tract or plot of land
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
- parcel
-
I
noun
acreage, area, block, district, enclave, enclosure, estate, field, ground, land, lot, property, patch, piece, piece of land, plot, plot of ground, plot of land, portion, real estate, region, section, sector, segment, square, terrain, territory, tract
associated concepts: conveyance, partition
II
verb
administer, allocate, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, award, bestow, carve, deal out, dispense, dispose of, distribuere, distribute, divide, divide into shares, dividere, dole out, give away, give out, grant, measure, mete, part with, partiri, partition, pass out, portion out, prorate, ration, sectionalize, segment, split up, subdivide
III
index
installment, lot, moiety, part (separate), property (land), ration, real estate, reapportion, subdivide
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
- parcel
-
n.(1) A package.(2) A quantity of something, such as a piece of land or an estate.v.To divide something into portions and distribute them to various recipients.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
- parcel
-
a description in a deed of the lands that are the subject matter of the transaction.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
- parcel
-
A defined piece of real estate.Category: Real Estate & Rental Property
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
- parcel
-
n.1) a defined piece of real estate, usually resulting from the division of a large area of land. It can range in size from a small lot to a gigantic ranch.2) a package.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
Look at other dictionaries:
Parcel — Par cel, n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed) LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See {Part}, n., and cf. {Particle}.] 1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. [Archaic] A parcel of her woe. Chaucer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parcel — Par cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. Their woes are parceled, mine are general. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parcel up — ˌparcel ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they parcel up he/she/it parcels up present participle parcelling up past tense … Useful english dictionary
Parcel — Par cel, a. & adv. Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [Sometimes hyphened with the word following.] [1913 Webster] The worthy dame was parcel blind. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] One that . . . was parcel bearded [partially bearded]. Tennyson … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parcel — [n1] container prepared to be sent bindle, bundle, carton, load, pack, package, packet; concept 494 parcel [n2] group, bunch array, band, batch, body, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, company, crew, crowd, gang, lot, pack; concept 432… … New thesaurus
parcel — [pär′səl] n. [ME < MFr parcelle < LL * particella, for L particula: see PARTICLE] 1. a small, wrapped bundle; package 2. a quantity or unit of some commodity put up for sale 3. a group or collection; pack; bunch [a parcel of fools] 4. a… … English World dictionary
Parcel — may refer to: * Lot (real estate), a piece of land * Air parcel, a concept in atmospheric thermodynamics * A package, sent through the mail * An object used in the game Pass the parcel … Wikipedia
parcel — ► NOUN 1) an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post. 2) a quantity or amount of something, in particular land. ► VERB (parcelled, parcelling; US parceled, parceling) 1) make (something) into a par … English terms dictionary
parcel# — parcel n 1 *part, portion, piece, detail, member, division, section, segment, sector, fraction, fragment 2 *bundle, bunch, pack, package, packet, bale 3 *group, cluster, bunch, lot Analogous words: collection, assemblage (see under GATHER): * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
parcel — Mail that does not meet the mail processing category of letter size mail or flat size mail. It is usually enclosed in a mailing container such as a carton. (Also see irregular parceland machinable parcel.) … Glossary of postal terms