Definition of: parcel

(pär′səl) noun
1. Anything wrapped up; a package; bundle.
2. An integral part.
3. A group or lot composed of an indefinite number or quantity (of people or animals).
4. A distinct portion of land.
5. A separated part of anything; an indefinite number.
—v.t. ·celed or ·celled, ·cel·ing or ·cel·ling
1. To divide or distribute in parts or shares: usually with out.
2. To make up into a parcel or parcels.
3. Naut. To wrap or cover with canvas strips, as a rope.
—adjective & adverb Half or part; partly; partially. [<F parcelle <L particula, dim. of pars, partis part]