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.
Gravida and para are medical terms that relate to pregnancy and birth. Gravida describes the total number of confirmed pregnancies that a woman has had, regardless of the outcome. Parity is defined as the number of births that a woman has had after 20 weeks gestation. If a woman gives birth to more than one baby from a pregnancy, the pregnancy and birth are only counted once.