parcen

par·cen
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UK/ˈpɑːsɪn/UK/ˈpɑːsn̩/US/ˈpɑɹsən/US/ˈpɑɹsn̩/

verb

To divide among parceners

OriginOld French parçonier ← Latin partītiō, partītiōnem →
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Meanings

verbparcen (third-person singular simple present parcens, present participle parcening, simple past and past participle parcened)

present singular third person parcens · participle present parcening · participle past parcened · past parcened

  1. rarelawTo divide among parceners

Origin

  1. Latinpartītiō, partītiōnem“division”
  2. Old Frenchparçonier
  3. Englishparcen

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

parson (some accents)

Anagrams

pranceCarpen
Cite this entry
APA

parcen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcen

MLA

“parcen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parcen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcen.

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