parity1
 
/
ˈparɪti/
n.
   - equality or equivalence, especially as regards status, pay, or value.
 - Mathematics  the fact of being an even or an odd number.
 - Physics  the property of a spatial wave equation that either remains the same or changes sign under a given transformation.
 
Etymology
C16: from late L. paritas, from par ‘equal’.
parity2
 
/
ˈparɪti/
n.
 Medicine  the fact or condition of having borne a specified number of children.
Etymology
C19: from parous ‘having borne offspring’ (back-form. from adjs. ending in -parous) + -ity.