unparished

English

WOTD – 9 June 2023

Etymology

From:

• un (prefix meaning ‘not’) +‎ parish (noun) +‎ -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives from nouns); and
• un- +‎ parished (“organized into parishes; possessing parishes”, adjective).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /(ˌ)ʌnˈpæɹɪʃt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌʌnˈpɛɹɪʃt/
• Homophone: unperished (some accents)
• Hyphenation: un‧par‧ished

Adjective

unparished (not comparable)

1. (British, Ireland, Christianity) Not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”).
2. (England) Of an area: not in a civil parish (“an administrative subdivision of a borough or local government district”), or not having a parish council or town council.

Translations

not designated as a parish

• Finnish: ei seurakunta
• Galician: non adscrito m
• Macedonian: непаро́хиски (neparóhiski)

of an area: not in a civil parish, or not having a parish council or town council

• Finnish: seurakunnaton
• Galician: non adscrito m
• Macedonian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• (no municipality): unincorporated

Further reading

• unparished area on Wikipedia.Wikipedia