late 14c., "a portion or part of something" (a sense preserved in the verb and in the phrase parcel of land, which is from c. 1400), from Old French parcele "small piece, particle, parcel," and directly from Medieval Latin.

What does passel mean?

passel. / (ˈpæsəl) / noun. informal, or dialect, mainly US a group or quantity of no fixed number.

What is a passel used for?

You can use the noun passel when you're talking about a group or a bunch of something. Your friends might decide to hire a bus to drive a whole passel of kids to an amusement park.