parish
par‧ish /ˈpærɪʃ/
noun [countable]
Father Doyle moved to a new parish.
2. British English a small area, especially a village, that has its own local government:
elections to the parish council
par‧ish /ˈpærɪʃ/
noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: parroche, from Late Latin parochia, from Late Greek paroikos 'Christian', from Greek, 'stranger'
1. the area that a priest in some Christian churches is responsible for:Language: Old French
Origin: parroche, from Late Latin parochia, from Late Greek paroikos 'Christian', from Greek, 'stranger'
2. British English a small area, especially a village, that has its own local government: