Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
PARCEL
I. noun see: particle
Date: 14th century
1. fragment , portion , a volume of a fluid (as air) considered as a single entity within a greater volume of the same fluid, a tract or plot of land, a company, collection, or group of persons, animals, or things ; lot ,
4. a wrapped bundle ; package , a unit of salable merchandise,
II. adverb
Date: 15th century
partly ,
III. adjective
Date: 15th century
part-time , partial ,
IV. transitive verb (-celed or -celled; -celing or parcelling)
Date: 15th century
to divide into parts ; distribute , to make up into a parcel ; wrap , to cover (as a rope) with strips of canvas or tape