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† parisis, parisee Obs.
Also 5 -ysee, -esi, 6 -yse, 8 -isis.
[a. F. parisis:—L. parīsiens-em Parisian, f. Parīsiī Paris.]
1. A word, orig. adj., meaning ‘of Paris’; used to distinguish deniers struck at Paris, which were worth one-fourth more than those struck at Tours; hence n. a denier of Paris.
1426Lydg. De Guil. Pilgr. 17664 To tourne, by hys sotylte, A Tourneys to A parysee. c1430Pilgr. Lyf. Manhode iii. xix. (1869) 145 Bi enchauntementes she maketh it [denier tournois] in to paresis. 1528Sir R. Weston in Dillon Calais & Pale (1892) 93 Forfeytes for every soche tree cut x li. paryses. [1901Sharpe Cal. Let. Bk. C. 230 In part payment of the value of {pstlg}58 9s. 4d. parisis.]
‖2. In the old French Custom-house practice, etc.: A surtax of one-fourth upon the duties fixed by the tariffs and pancartes.
1714Fr. Bk. of Rates 17 The Augmentations of Anno 1644, 1647, 1654, and the Parisis 12 and 6 Peny, of all the said Duties. Ibid. 265 The Duties of the Parisis, the 12th and 6th Deniers, shall be levied and collected by the said Measurers in the accustomed Manner. |