Early 17th century; earliest use found in Joshua Sylvester (d. 1618), poet and translator. From parcel + -ize. Compare French parcelliser to divide up.
Definition of parcellize in US English:
parcellize
verb
with objectTo subdivide; = "parcel".
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Joshua Sylvester (d. 1618), poet and translator. From parcel + -ize. Compare French parcelliser to divide up.