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Webster 1913 Edition

Pard

Pard

(pärd)
,
Noun.
[L.
pardus
, Gr.
πάρδος
; cf. Skr.
pṛdāku
tiger, panther.]
(Zool.)
A leopard; a panther.
And more pinch-spotted make them
Than
pard
or cat o’mountain.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Pard

P`ARD

,
Noun.
[L. pardus.] The leopard; or in poetry, any spotted beast. Instead of pard, we generally use leopard,the lion-pard. Pardale, from the Latin pardalis, is not used.

Definition 2024

pard

pard

English

Noun

pard ‎(plural pards)

  1. A leopard; a panther.

Etymology 2

From pardner ‎(“partner”), by shortening.

Noun

pard ‎(plural pards)

  1. (colloquial) Chap; fellow; Used as a friendly appellation
    • 1898, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Man with the Watches
      'He's my pard, and you shall not bully him,' he cried.
    • 1914, Bram Stoker, The Squaw
      The American thrust a gold piece into his hand, saying: 'Take it, pard! it's your pot; and don't be skeer'd. This ain't no necktie party that you're asked to assist in!'

Etymology

From Middle English parde, from Latin pardus, from Ancient Greek πάρδος ‎(párdos), possibly of Iranian origin and related to other Sanskrit and Ancient Greek terms (see leopard).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d

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