meaning of par
1. See Parr.
2. By; with; -- used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.
3. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.
4. Equality of condition or circumstances.
5. golf the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is
">72"
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