Early in its history, Batanes already had a civilization flourishing on its islands and was ruled by powerful chiefs who exacted revenues, administered justice, as well as exercised military might especially during times of invasion from other tribes.
The ROOT-WORD is the Prefix PARA which means BESIDE, ALONGSIDE & POSTION. There are other words with this root which it would be well for you to know, words such as PARAnoia, delusions of greatness; PARAphernalia, goods; PARAmount, etc.
Quote from foreverLaur I was not including para in my answer. I was including gravida, term, preterm, abortion, and living. You are correct that para is number of births and does not take into account the number of children. That's why para is broken down into term, preterm, abortion, and living.