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Etymology edit

From Old French paroisse (some variants are influenced by Anglo-Norman paroche, parosse), from Late Latin parochia, from Latin paroecia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paˈriʃ(ə)/, /ˈpariʃ(ə)/, /ˈparis(ə)/, /ˈparɔtʃ(ə)/

Noun edit

parisshe (plural parisshes)

  1. A parish (governmental unit, either religious or secular)
  2. The people who are members of or who reside within a parish.

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Descendants edit

  • English: parish
  • Scots: pairish
  • Yola: parieshe, pariesh, paryshe

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