| Parish (parish) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Par"ish |
| [OE. parishe,
paresche, parosche, OF. paroisse, parosse,
paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia, corrupted fr.
paroecia, Gr. (?), fr. (?) dwelling beside or near;
para` |
That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or
vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein.
An ecclesiastical society, usually not
bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who
choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or
minister] also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a
congregation live.
In Louisiana, a civil division
corresponding to a county in other States.
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Of or pertaining to a
parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records;
a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish
poor.
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