From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Parish \Par"ish\, 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.
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{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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
parish \par"ish\ (p[a^]r"[i^]sh), 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}.]
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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.
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Note: Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under
various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical
districts for spiritual purposes. --Mozley & W.
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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.]
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3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county
in other States.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parish
n 1: a local church community
2: the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
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