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Dictionary Results for parish: | ||
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
parish n 1: a local church community 2: the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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 to L. vicus village. See Vicinity, and cf. Parochial.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Note: Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical districts for spiritual purposes. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster] 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.] [1913 Webster] 3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States. [1913 Webster] | ||
4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) | ||
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. | ||
5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) | ||
Parish, NY -- U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 512 Housing Units (2000): 212 Land area (2000): 1.538490 sq. miles (3.984671 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.538490 sq. miles (3.984671 sq. km) FIPS code: 56341 Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36 Location: 43.405580 N, 76.126080 W ZIP Codes (1990): 13131 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Parish, NY Parish | ||
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