parcen

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1. Latin · derived frompartītiō, partītiōnem“division”
2. Old French · derived fromparçonier
3. English todayparcen

Probably a back-formation from parcener, from Old French parçonier, from parçon (“part, portion, share, division”), from Latin partītiō, partītiōnem (“division”), from partīre, from pars.

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