pardon, v. [absolve], remit, [forgive], condone.

pardonable, a. [venial], [excusable]. Antonyms: [unpardonable], [inexcusable].

pare, v. [peel].

parentage, n. extraction, [descent], [pedigree], [ancestry], [family], birth, lineage.

parish, n. Associated words: parochial, parochialism, parishioner, parochialize.

parry, v. ward off, avert, [prevent]; [avoid], [evade], elude.

parson, n. See clergyman.

parsonage, n. [rectory]; manse; [living], [benefice].

part, n. [portion], fraction, [division], [piece], constituent, installment, [element], [section], subdivision; quarter, [region], [district]; [share], [portion], [lot], [allotment], [assignment], [duty], participation, [function]; rôle, [character]; [clause], [section], paragraph, [chapter], [passage], [division].

part, v. [divide], [sever], disunite, dissever, sunder, dissociate, [disconnect], [detach], [separate]; intervene; [apportion], [share], mete [out], [allot], [distribute].