pəˈrokēəl, -kyəl adjective
Etymology: Middle English parochiell, parochiall, from Anglo-French & Middle French; Anglo-French parochiel & Middle French parochial, from Late Latin parochialis, from parochia parish + Latin -alis -al — more at parish
1.
a. : of or relating to a church parish
subordinated the parochial clergy … to the authority of the Diocesan — R.C.Mortimer
parochial experience is not required in a bishop — R.G.G.Price
a parochial church
b. : controlled by, supported by, or within the jurisdiction of a church parish
construction of a parochial elementary school
2. : of or relating to a parish as a unit of local government
supplant the parochial authorities by the central ministry of health — G.B.Shaw
excluded the able-bodied paupers from the parochial workhouse — G.E.Fussell
3. : confined or restricted as if within the borders of a parish : limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) : narrow , petty , provincial
manifestations of national pride or other parochial bigotries — Reinhold Niebuhr
little sympathy with parochial mentality … which would forbid philosophic inquiry — Judah Goldin
by no means selfishly parochial in outlook — R.H.Pfeiffer
4. : of, relating to, or being the charge of a bishop in the early Christian church