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