"part and parcel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parts and parcels [plural]
Etymology: "Parcel" is used in its archaic sense of "an integral or component part." Originally used as a legal term. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|parts and parcels}} part and parcel (usually uncountable, plural parts and parcels)
  1. An integral or essential piece; that which must be done or accepted as part of something else. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law Related terms: come with the territory Translations (essential piece): неразделна част (nerazdelna čast) [feminine] (Bulgarian), integrerend deel (Dutch), erottamaton osa (english: integral) (Finnish), olennainen osa (english: essential) (Finnish), partie intégrante [feminine] (French), fylgifiskur (Icelandic), parte integrante [feminine] (Italian), неотъе́млемая ча́сть (neotʺjémlemaja částʹ) [feminine] (Russian), parte integral [feminine] (Spanish), parte integrante [feminine] (Spanish), parte (Spanish), formar parte [verb] (Spanish)

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