lot vs parcel

lot

noun
  • A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively. 

  • That which happens without human design or forethought. 

  • One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items. 

  • A large quantity or number; a great deal. 

  • Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will. 

  • A number of people taken collectively. 

  • A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field. 

  • A prize in a lottery. 

  • Allotment; lottery. 

  • An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound. 

  • All members of a set; everything. 

  • The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning. 

parcel

noun
  • A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. 

  • An individual item appearing on an invoice or receipt (only in the phrase bill of parcels). 

  • A package wrapped for shipment. 

  • An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form. 

  • A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry. 

  • A division of land bought and sold as a unit. 

  • An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group. 

verb
  • To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. 

  • To wrap a strip around the end of a rope. 

  • To wrap something up into the form of a package. 

  • To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. 

How often have the words lot and parcel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )