Par"i*ty (?), n. [L. paritas, fr. par, paris, equal: cf. F. parit'e. See Pair, Peer an equal.]
The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; A like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning.
"No
parity of principle."
De Quincey.
Equality of length and parity of numeration.
Sir T. Browne.
© Webster 1913.