Parole

(pah-rōl'.) [Fr., a promise.] (Mil.) A promise given by a prisoner of war, when suffered to be at large, to the effect that he will return at a time appointed, unle he shall have previously been discharged or exchanged. Paroquet, (păr-o-kěť',) or PARRAKEET. (Zool.) A distinctive appellation for a group of Asiatic and Austra lian birds, comprising the gen.Palæornis, fam.Psittacida, which are smaller than the common Parrots, and have larger tails. Paros, (pa'rds,) one of the islands of the Greek Archipelago, 5 m. W. of Naxia; N. Lat. 37°, E. Lon. 25° 11'. In antiquity, it was noted for its fine marble, and in sculpture. C. Nau a. Pop. 6,000. Parotid Gland, (pa-rotid.) [From Gr. parōtis, the gland beside the ear.) (Anat.) A large con glomera to and salivary gland, situated under the ear, between the maxillary proce of the temporal bone and the angle of the lower jaw. The excretory duct of this gland opens in the mouth, and is called, from its discoverer, the Sten on i an duct. Paroxysm, (păr'oks-izm.) [From Gr. paroxysmos, an inciting to violence.] (Med.) Afit of higher excitement or violence in a disease that has remi ions or intermi ions; as, the paroxysm of a fever. Parricide, (par're-sid.) [From L. pater, father, and cædo, to kill.] (Law.) A person who feloniously slays his father, or any near relation. By the Roman law P. was punished in a severer manner than other kinds of bromic ide. After being scourged, the delinquent was sewed up in a leathern sack, with a live dog, a cock, a viper, and an ape, and then cast into the sea. Solon made no law against P., supposing it impo ible that any one should be guilty of so unnatural a crime; nor had the Romans any law against it originally. We treat it as any other murder; but, in some German states, the P. is put to death with exquisite tortures. Parrot, (părrot.) (Zool.) See PSITTACIDE. Parrs borough, (părz'bro,) a seaport of Nov a Scotia, Col chester co., 60 m. N. by W. of Halifax. Pop. 1,000. Parry, SIR WILLIAM EDWARD, (par're,) an English explorer, B. at Bath, 1790; D. 1865. After accompanying Sir John Ro as second in command in an expedition for the discovery of the N.W. Pa age, in 1815, he, in following years, conducted several expeditions fitted out for the same purpose, and in 1827 succeeded in reaching the highest polar lat. ever attained-82° 45′. Parsees'. (Ethnol.) See GUEBRES. Parsley, (pars'le.) (Bot.) See PET ROSE LINUM. [s. 686]