transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈper-ish, ˈpa-rish ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English parisshe, from Anglo-French paroche, parosse , from Late Latin parochia, from Late Greek paroikia, from paroikos Christian, from Greek, stranger, from para- + oikos house — more at vicinity
Date: 14th century
1.
a.
(1) : the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
(2) : the residents of such an area
b. British : a subdivision of a county often coinciding with an original ecclesiastical parish and constituting the unit of local government
2. : a local church community composed of the members or constituents of a Protestant church
3. : a civil division of the state of Louisiana corresponding to a county in other states