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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ish /ˈpærɪʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona local church and the area or neighborhood assigned to it.
- Government(in Louisiana) a county.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ish (par′ish),USA pronunciation n. - Religionan ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- Religiona local church with its field of activity.
- Government(in Louisiana) a county.
- Religionthe people of an ecclesiastical or civil parish.
- Games, Sport[Curling.]house (def. 20).
- on the parish, [Brit.]
- British Termsreceiving charity from local authorities.
- British Terms[Informal.]meagerly or inadequately supplied.
- Late Greek paroikía, derivative of Greek pároikos neighbor, (in Christian usage) sojourner (see paroicous); see -ia
- Late Latin parochia, alteration of paroecia
- Middle French paroisse
- Middle English, variant of parosshe 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parish /ˈpærɪʃ/ n - a subdivision of a diocese, having its own church and a clergyman
Related adjective(s): parochial - the churchgoers of such a subdivision
- (in England and, formerly, Wales) the smallest unit of local government in rural areas
- (in Louisiana) a unit of local government corresponding to a county in other states of the US
- the people living in a parish
- on the parish ⇒ receiving parochial relief
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French paroisse, from Church Latin parochia, from Late Greek paroikia, from paroikos Christian, sojourner, from Greek: neighbour, from para-1 (beside) + oikos house |