Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Parasceve \Par`a*sce"ve\, n. [L., from Gr. ?, lit.,
   preparation.]
   1. Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath. [Obs.]
      --Mark xv. 42 (Douay ver.)

   2. A preparation. [R.] --Donne.