A section of a manuscript that may be assigned to be copied by a scribe as one unit of work; the amount of parchment, etc., occupied by such a section, often amounting to a single gathering.
Origin
Late 19th century. From post-classical Latin peciapiece.
Definition of pecia in US English:
pecia
nounˈpiːsɪə
A section of a manuscript that may be assigned to be copied by a scribe as one unit of work; the amount of parchment, etc., occupied by such a section, often amounting to a single gathering.
Origin
Late 19th century. From post-classical Latin pecia piece.