‖n. [ NL., from Gr. 'e`pakros pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves. ] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Paris, the son of Priam. ] (Bot.) A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The chief city of France. [ 1913 Webster ]

Paris green. See under Green, n. --
Paris white (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Parish clerk. (a) The clerk or recording officer of a parish. (b) A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise assists in the service of the Church of England. --
Parish court, in Louisiana, a court in each parish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF. paroisse, parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia, corrupted fr. paroecia, Gr. paroiki`a, fr. pa`roikos dwelling beside or near; para` beside + o'i^kos a house, dwelling; akin to L. vicus village. See Vicinity, and cf. Parochial. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Eccl. & Eng. Law) (a) That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. Cowell. (b) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical districts for spiritual purposes. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A parishioner. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. paroissien, LL. parochianus. ] One who belongs to, or is connected with, a parish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. parisen. ] A native or inhabitant of Paris, the capital of France. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A female native or resident of Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]