part and parcel

noun

: an essential or integral component
stress was part and parcel of the job

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His willingness to engage with chess fans and the broader public are part and parcel with his desire to build Freestyle Chess into a bona fide power player in the space, betting that its format and points system can grow the game globally just as tennis, golf, and other sports have done. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025 Even in its earliest days, discord was part and parcel of American life, writes Armstrong Williams. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025 Urban Cowboy didn’t say why Roberta’s — long touted as being part and parcel with the hotel — was closing. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2025 The red-string-connecting feels part and parcel of watching The White Lotus — a show that’s more theories than answers. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for part and parcel

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of part and parcel was in the 15th century

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“Part and parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part%20and%20parcel. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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