1 an area that has its own church and that a priest is responsible for:
a parish church / priest * He is vicar of a large rural parish.
2 (in England) a small country area that has its own elected local government:
the parish council
3 [sing.+sing./pl.v.] the people living in a particular area, especially those who go to church
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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