[ˈparɪʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in the Christian Church) a small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor
(e.g: a parish church)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French paroche, from late Latin parochia, from Greek paroikia ‘sojourning’, based on para- ‘beside, subsidiary’ + oikos ‘dwelling’