parisshen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- paroschien, paroschian, parochian, parochien, parissen, parischien, parisschen, parisshyn, parischen, parshen, parichin, paroschen, paryschun, parysshen, paresschen, paresschen, parechen, parisshon, pariȝschen, parishen, perysshon, paroisshien
Etymology
From Old French paroissien, parochien; equivalent to parisshe + -ien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈriʃ(i)ən/, /paˈris(i)ən/, /paˈrɔtʃ(i)ən/, /ˈpariʃ(i)ən/, /ˈparis(i)ən/, /ˈparɔtʃ(i)ən/
Noun
parisshen (plural parisshens)
- A parishioner; a member of a parish.
- 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “Here Bygynneth the Book of the Tales of Caunt́burẏ”, in The Tales of Caunt́burẏ (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], OCLC 14061358, folio 8, recto, lines 482-484:
- his pariſſhens / deuoutly wolde he teche / Benygne he was / and wonder diligent / And in aduerſitee / ful pacient […]
- He would devoutly teach his parishioners; / he was gentle, truly diligent, / and so patient in adversity […]
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- (Late Middle English) A parish (ecclesiastical administrative division).
- (rare, Late Middle English) The totality of a parish's parishioners.
References
- “parishen, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-17.
- “parishen, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-17.