Pār1, n.
n. [Lat. par, equal; Fr. pair, O. Fr., Pr., Sp., & Pg. par, It. pare, parī.]
Sense 1. State of equality; equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, or other commercial paper.
Sense 2. Hence, equality of condition or circumstances.
On a par, on a level; in the same condition, circumstances, position, rank, and the like; equal. “His prophetic visions might probably, in this case, have been adopted and placed by her on a par with the spiritual reveries and visions of Catharine of Siena, and other pious enthusiasts.” J. S. Harford.—Par of exchange. See EXCHANGE.—Par value, nominal value.