[pahr-suh
l] 
noun, verb, -celed, -cel⋅ing or (especially British) -celled, -cel⋅ling, adverb | 1. | an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle. |
| 2. | a quantity or unit of something, as of a commodity for sale; lot. |
| 3. | a group, collection, or assemblage of persons or things. |
| 4. | a distinct, continuous portion or tract of land. |
| 5. | a part, portion, or fragment. |
| 6. | to divide into or distribute in parcels or portions (usually fol. by out). |
| 7. | to make into a parcel or wrap as a parcel. |
| 8. | Nautical. to cover or wrap (a rope) with strips of canvas. |
| 9. | Archaic. in part; partially. |
parcel out
Divide into parts and distribute, as in She parceled out the remaining candy among the children. This idiom uses parcel in the sense of "divide into small portions." [Mid-1500s]