Parietal refers to regulations governing visiting privileges of the opposite sex in dormitories or to the walls of a body part. The word comes from the Latin "paries" (wall).
Parietal bezieht sich auf Vorschriften für Besuchsrechte von Geschlechtern in Studentenwohnheimen oder auf die Wände eines Körperteils. Das Wort stammt vom lateinischen "paries" (Wand) ab.
| Front | parietal \puh-RY-i-tl\ |
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| Back | noun 1. Usually plural, regulations governing visiting privileges of the opposite sex in dormitories of a college campus. 2. A wall of a body part or cavity. adjective 1. Of or relating to campus regulations regarding dormitory visits. 2. Of or relating to the various walls in the body or related bones. [From Latin paries (wall).] "A group of students at Simon's Rock, part of Bard College, is fighting the parietal rules against nonresident students' staying overnight in single-sex freshmen dormitories." |
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