† ˈparify, v. Obs. rare.
[a. OF. parifi-er (15th c. in Godef.), or ad. med.L. parificare (1285 in Du Cange), f. pār, pari- equal: see -fy.]
trans. To make, or represent as, equal; to compare, liken. So † parifiˈcation Obs.
| c 1425 Wyntoun Cron. v. Prol. 2 Orosius apon syndry wys tyll Babylone Rome paryfyis. 1537 Let. in Cranmer's Misc. Writ. (Parker Soc.) II. 352 Subsequently ye parify me unto them. 1537 Cranmer ibid. 354 Where you say, that I parify you to the false traitors in Lincolnshire. Ibid., When I write this parification (as you call it) of the rebels of Lincolnshire, I nothing thought less than to compare any man hereabout to them. |