Definition for IM-PAR'I-TY

IM-PAR'I-TY, n. [in and parity; L. par, equal.]

  1. Inequality; disproportion. Bacon.
  2. Oddness; indivisibility into equal parts. Brown.
  3. Difference of degree, rank or excellence. Sancroft.

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