parasang Meaning, Definition & Usage

Par"a*sang noun

Etymology

L. parasanga, Gr. , from Old Persian; cf. Per. farsang.

Definitions

1. A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a half to four English miles.