parishioner

parishioner
parishionership, n.
/peuh rish"euh neuhr/, n.
one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
[1425-75; late ME; earlier parishion, ME paroschian, -ien, -en < OF paroissien. See PARISH, -IAN, -ER1]

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  • parishioner — UK [pəˈrɪʃ(ə)nə(r)] / US [pəˈrɪʃ(ə)nər] noun [countable] Word forms parishioner : singular parishioner plural parishioners someone who lives in a particular parish and regularly goes to church …   English dictionary

  • parishioner — noun Etymology: Middle English parisshoner, probably modification of Anglo French parochien, from paroche Date: 15th century a member or inhabitant of a parish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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