parceling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
    allocation; apportionment; apportioning; allotment; parcelling; assignation.
    • the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
  2. verb divide into parts
    parcel.
    • The developers parceled the land
  3. verb cover with strips of canvas
    parcel.
    • parcel rope
  4. verb make into a wrapped container
    parcel.

WordNet

Par"cel*ing noun
Etymology
Written also parcelling.
Definitions
  1. The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts.
  2. (Naut.) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc.

Webster 1913