par inæ, tparianæ

pl. [Latin par ( us ) (q. v.); fem. pl. adj. suff. -ine.] Ornith.: Titmice proper; the typical sub-family of Paride. Bill short, straight, tapering, entire or very slightly notched; lateral toes unequal; near in apposition and secured. *par-in-gal, a. [Anglo-Norman.] Equal. pär-i păs-su, phr . [Lat.] With equal pace, steps, or progre . In law, a term signifying equally, in proportion; without undue preference; said especially of the creditors of an insolvent estate, who, with certain exceptions, are entitled to payment of their debts in shares proportioned to their respective claims. păr-I-pin-nate, adj. [Latin par (gen it. paris ) =equal, and Eng. pinnate.] Bot . ( of a leaf , & c .): Equally pinnated; pinnated without a terminal leaflet or a tendril. Example, the leaf of the tuberous vetch. păr-Is (1), s. [Latin par (gen it. paris ) =equal, from the regular quaternary arrangement in the parts of the flower.) Bot .: Herb Paris; a genus of Trilliace ( Lindley ) of Liliacese, tribe Trillidese ( Sir John Hooker). Root-stock stout, sepals and petals three to five, narrow, patent, or reflexed; stamens, six to twelve; berry, three to five-celled. Known species, two or three. [HERB-PARIS.] Păr-is (2), subst . [From the Parisii , the Latin name of the original inhabitants.] Geog.: The capital of France. Paris-basin, s . Geology: A series of Tertiary deposits lying in a cavity or depre ion in the Cretaceous rocks under and around Paris. The Tertiaries of the Paris basin are many of them richly fo iliferous. [PARIS GYPSUM.] Sometimes, as by M. Hébert, the term Paris. basin is made to include also the Chalk in which the Tertiaries lie. ( Brit . A oc . Rep ., 1872, ii. 104.) Paris-blue, s. Chem.: A bright blue coloring matter, obtained by heating aniline with stannic chloride. *Paris-candle, s. A large wax candle. IMG:content-0669.png:[blocks in formation] B. As adjective : 1. Of or pertaining to a parish; connected with a parish; parochial; as, a parish church, parish records, . 2. Maintained by, or dependent on, the parish. "The ghost and the parish girl are entire new characters." Gay.