PAROCHIAL


Meaning of PAROCHIAL in English

adj. 1 of or concerning a parish. 2 (of affairs, views, etc.) merely local, narrow or restricted in scope. parochialism n. parochiality n. parochially adv.

[ ME f. AF parochiel, OF parochial f. eccl.L parochialis (as PARISH) ]

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