(par′ē) v. ·ried, ·ry·ing v.t.
1. To ward off, as a thrust in fencing.
2. To avoid or evade.
—v.i.
3. To make a parry.
—noun plural ·ries
1. A defensive movement, as in fencing.
2. An evasion or diversion in a contest of wits. [Prob. <F parez, imperative of parer ward off <Ital. parare defend <L, prepare]

(par′ē), Sir William Edward,
1790–1855, English Arctic explorer.