פַּרְדַּשְׁכָּא, (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.]