parish
Definition of parish
par´ish Pronunciation: păr´ĭsh | n. | 1. | | | 1. | (Eccl. & Eng. Law) That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. | | 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. | | 3. | In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States. | | a. | 1. | 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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