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)
- A parish (governmental unit, either religious or secular)
- 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.