Parietal Definition
pə-rīĭ-təl
adjective
Of or having to do with life in a college, esp. with rules (parietals) governing visiting in dormitories by members of the opposite sex.
Webster's New World
Of, pertaining to, or forming the walls of a cavity or hollow structure; esp., designating either of the two bones between the frontal and occipital bones, forming part of the top and sides of the skull.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to either of the parietal bones.
American Heritage
Attached to the wall of the ovary, as the placenta in some plants.
Webster's New World
Dwelling within or having authority within the walls or buildings of a college.
American Heritage
noun
A parietal part, such as a wall or bone.
American Heritage Medicine
The rules governing the visiting privileges of members of the opposite sex in college or university dormitories.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Parietal
Noun
Singular:
parietal
Plural:
parietalsOrigin of Parietal
Middle English from Late Latin parietālis of a wall from Latin pariēs pariet- wall
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin parietālis, from pariÄ“s (“wall").
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