פַּרְדַּשְׁכָּא, פַּרְדַּכְשָׁא m. (a further corrupt. of פַּרְדִּיסְקֵי I, v. Perl. Et. St. p. 132) officer, policeman. Meg. 12ᵇ (ref. to Esth. I, 22) פשיטא אפי׳ קרחה בביתיה פ׳ ליהוי (Ar. פרדכ׳; Ms. M. פרדנ׳, read כ for נ; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) is it not a matter of course? Even a weaver—in his house he must be the police; Yalk. Esth. 1051. Sabb. 94ᵃ ההוא פ׳ דרתח וכ׳ (Ms. M. פרשדכא) a certain officer with whom the king was wroth.—[Yalk. Esth. 1053 פרדשכי, v. next w.]