PARISHES
Noun
parishes
plural of parish
Anagrams
• Shar Peis, Sharpies, shar-peis, sharpies
Proper noun
Parishes
plural of Parish
Anagrams
• Shar Peis, Sharpies, shar-peis, sharpies
Source: Wiktionary
PARISH
Par"ish, n. Etym: [OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF. paroisse,
parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia, corrupted fr. paroecia,
Gr. vicus village. See Vicinity, and cf. Parochial.]
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.
Note: Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under various
parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical districts for
spiritual purposes. Mozley & W.
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.]
3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other
States.
Par"ish, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church;
parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish
poor. Dryden. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition