parisshe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• parisse, parrosche, parische, parissh, parsch, parysh, parych, paroche, paryche, parish, parisch, pariche, parich, parasche, parsche, paryssh, paresche, parosche, parrysshe, parossh, persche, peresche, parissche, parech, parishe, paresshe, parysshe

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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.

Related terms

• parische chirche
• parisshen
• parisshoner
• parissh prest

Descendants

• English: parish
• Scots: pairish

References

• “parish(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-17.