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.
paramecium. n, pl-cia (-sÉªÉ). 1. (Animals) any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body covered with cilia and a ventral ciliated groove for feeding: phylum Ciliophora (ciliates). [C18: New Latin, from Greek paramÄkÄs elongated, from para- 1 + mÄkos length].(Ëpaer ËpÃ¦r ÉËmi Êi, -Ém, -ÊÉm si). Ém., n. pl. (Animals) any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body covered with cilia and a ventral ciliated groove for feeding: phylum Ciliophora (ciliates). [C18: New Latin, from Greek paramÄkÄs elongated, from para- 1 + mÄkos length]. (Ëpaer ËpÃ¦r ÉËmi Êi, -Ém, -ÊÉm si). Ém., n. -plâ¢ci (-a Êi, -É si). É