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Parish : (noun)
1: a local church community
2: the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Parish : \Par"ish\, n. [OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF.
paroisse, parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia,
corrupted fr. paroecia, Gr. ?, fr. ? dwelling beside or near;
? beside _ ? a house, dwelling; akin to L. 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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PARISH. A district of country of different extents. In the ecclesiastical
law it signified the territory committed to the charge of a parson, vicar,
or other minister. Ayl. Parerg. 404; 2 Bl. Com. 112. In Louisiana, the state
is divided into parishes.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Parish, NY (village, FIPS 56341)
Location: 43.40431 N, 76.12894 W
Population (1990): 473 (181 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13131
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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