parelle, n.f., (bot.) parella, patience.

parement (par-mān), n.m., ornament; cuff; facing (of dress); cuff (of sleeves); large stick (of a fagot); (arch.) facing; altar-cloth; curb-stone.

parementer, v.a., (arch.) to face.

parenchymateu-x, -se, adj., parenchymatous.

parenchyme, n.m., (anat., bot.) parenchyma; diploe (of leaves).

parénèse, n.f., parenesis.

parénétique, adj., parenetic.

parent, n.m., -e, n.f., relation, relative; kinsman, kinswoman, kin. pl., parents, father and mother; relatives, relations, connections, kindred. — paternel; relation on the father’s side. — maternel; relation on the mother’s side. Un bon ami vaut mieux qu’un —; a good friend is better than a kinsman. Grands-—; grandfather and grandmother. Proche —; near relative; (jur.) next of kin.

parentage, n.m. V. parenté.

parenté, n.f., relationship, consanguinity, kindred; relations, relatives, kinsfolk, connections, family.