Parsee

or Par·si

[ pahr-see, pahr-see ]
/ ˈpɑr si, pɑrˈsi /

noun

an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
the Middle Persian dialect of the Parsee scriptures.

Origin of Parsee

1605–15; < Persian Pārsī Persian, equivalent to Pārs Persia + -ī suffix of appurtenance

British Dictionary definitions for parsee

Parsee

Parsi

/ (ˈpɑːsiː) /

noun

an adherent of a monotheistic religion of Zoroastrian origin, the practitioners of which were driven out of Persia by the Muslims in the eighth century ad . It is now found chiefly in western India

adjective

of or relating to the Parsees or their religion

Derived forms of Parsee

Parseeism, noun

Word Origin for Parsee

C17: from Persian Pārsī a Persian, from Old Persian Pārsa Persia