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parish

Parish is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter P and ends with the letter H for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(n.) That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar or other minister having cure of souls therein.
(n.) The same district constituting a civil jurisdiction with its own officers and regulations as respects the poor taxes etc.
(n.) 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.
(n.) In Louisiana a civil division corresponding to a county in other States.
(a.) Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as parish poor.

Syllable Information

The word parish is a 6 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for parish is: par-ish


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