Pār'a-pĕgm, n.

(pār'a-pĕm), n. [Gr. παράπηγμα, from παραπηγνύναι, to fix beside, from παρά, beside, and πηγνύναι, to fix; Lat. parapegma, Fr. parapegme.]

1. A brazen table fixed to a pillar, on which laws and proclamations were anciently engraved.
2. A table set in a public place, containing an account of the rising and setting of the stars, eclipses, seasons, &c. Phillips.