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pard

1[pahrd]
–noun Literary.
a leopard or panther.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME parde (< OF pard) < L pardus < Gk párdos (masc.), deriv. of párdalis (fem.); cf. OE (rare) pardus


pard⋅ine [pahr-dahyn, -din] , adjective

pard

2[pahrd]
–noun Informal.
partner; companion.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; by alter. and shortening of partner
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pard   (pärd)   
n.  A leopard or other large cat.

[Middle English parde, from Old French, from Latin pardus, from Greek pardos, probably of Iranian origin; akin to Sogdian purdhank.]
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pard

  1. n.
    partner; friend. (From pardner. Also a term of address.) : Come on, pard, let's go find some action.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

pard  (1)
archaic form of leopard, c.1300, from L. pardus, from Gk. pardos "male panther," from the same source (probably Iranian) as Skt. prdaku-s "leopard, tiger, snake," and Pers. palang "panther."

pard  (2)
1850, dial. shortening of pardener, 1795 (see partner).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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