pariter

Latin

Etymology

From pār (“equal”) +‎ -ter.

Adverb

pariter (not comparable)

  1. equally
  2. together
  3. likewise
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.747-748:
      ‘cōnsule’ dīc ‘pecorī pariter pecorisque magistrīs:
      effugiat stabulīs noxā repulsa meīs.’
      Say, ‘‘Lend your care to the flock and likewise to the masters of the flock. Send away harm, [it] having been repelled from my stables.’’
      (A prayer to Pales. Note the alliteration and repetitive emphasis of the three ‘‘p’’ words: ‘‘pecorī pariter pecorisque.’’)

References
  • “pariter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “pariter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pariter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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