Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Parada

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

PAR'ADA. Believed to be a Gaulish word, indicating either an awning over the deck of a vessel; or, which seems more probable, a private and state cabin for the use of persons of wealth or distinction. Auson. Ep. v. 27. Sidon. Ep. viii. 12. Jal. Archéologie Navale, vol. ii. p. 362.