parcel

par-cel · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An object or collection of objects wrapped in paper or packed in a box for sending by post.

  2. 2.

    A piece or tract of land.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To wrap something up to form a parcel; to divide into portions.

Forms

plural: parcels

Related words

See also: delivery, mail, package
Synonyms: bundle, package, packet

Etymology

From Old French parcelle, from Latin particula (small part), diminutive of pars (part).