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were still to remain at her disposal, IInless there was
some provision Inade to the contrary in the marriage
contract.
Para-phrase, s. from 7rapa, para, ncar to, similar, and
eppao"LS, phmsis, a speeeh. An interpretation according
to the sense, and not merelr according to the words.
Para-site, s. from 7rapa, para, with, and crtTOS, sitos, corn,
was the title given br the Greeks to those who had
the'care of the corn used in loeligious ceremonies;
and who had a share of the sacrifice at the altar:
afterwards it ,,;as applied to those who frequented
the tables of great men, and earned their welcome br
flatterr. Pamsite plants are those which grow upon
othcrs. ___
..Par-cnthesis, s. from 7rapa, para, between, EV, en, into,
.. and ·nen,.,.', tithilmi, I place; that is, the act of pntting
) between. A sentence so included in another sentence,
' __us that it tuay be taken out without injuring the sense
'if that which incloses it. In speaking, parentheses
are to be pronounced in a different tone; and in
writing, they arc marked thus (), to distinguish them
from the rest of the discourse.
Parish, s. frqm 7rapolKta.} paroi/cia, ,tlIe union of neighbouring
houses. Our realm was first divided into
parishes by Honorius, Archbishop of Canterbury,
ill the year of our Lord 636: the word has the same
origin as Parochial. See OIKEO, p. 22.
Par-od)', s. Sec Amno, p. I.
Par-OIl)'mOUS, acij. See ONOMA, p. 22.
Paroxysm, s. from '1l"~PO~VO'fWS, paroxusmos, irritation.
The periodical exacerbation or increase of a disease.
Paschal, adj, from 1racrxa, pasclza, a passage. Relating
to the .Jewish pa~sovcr. It is called Easter, in
Englisb, from the goddess Eastre, worshipped by the
Saxons with peculiar ceremonies in the month of
April. - Pasch-egg, is all egg d~'etl or stained, pre..
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