- parish district
- An ecclesiastical division of an English parish.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
parish district
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Parish — • A portion of a diocese under the authority of a priest legitimately appointed to secure the helps of religion for the faithful dwelling therein Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Parish Parish … Catholic encyclopedia
parish — par·ish / par ish/ n: a civil division of the state of Louisiana corresponding to a county in other states Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. parish … Law dictionary
Parish constable — was the term used to determine a law enforcement officer, usually unpaid and part time, serving a parish. In some parishes, the position was known as High Constable , e.g. the High Constable of Holborn. In London, the position was ended with the… … Wikipedia
parish — [par′ish] n. [ME parissche < OFr parroche < LL(Ec) parochia, for paroecia < LGr(Ec) paroikia, a diocese < Gr, a sojourning (in a foreign land, or, by early Christians, on earth) < paroikos, a stranger < para (see PARA 1) + oikos … English World dictionary
Parish Church of St Mary, Radcliffe — Parish Church of St Mary, Radcliffe … Wikipedia
Parish L. Willis — Parish Lovejoy Willis Oregon State Senator In office 1891 – 1895 Constituency Multnomah County … Wikipedia
parish — ► NOUN 1) (in the Christian Church) a small administrative district with its own church and clergy. 2) (also civil parish) Brit. the smallest unit of local government in rural areas. ORIGIN Old French paroche, from Greek paroikia staying… … English terms dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
district — [n] geographical area commune, community, department, locale, locality, neck of the woods*, neighborhood, parcel, parish, precinct, quarter, region, section, sector, stomping ground*, territory, turf*, vicinage, vicinity, ward; concept 508 … New thesaurus
Parish (administrative division) — This article is about civil administration. For the ecclesiastical parish, see Parish. For other uses, see Parish (disambiguation). A parish is an administrative division used by several countries. In the British Isles it is known as a civil… … Wikipedia
