parisshen

Middle English

Alternative forms

paroschien, paroschian, parochian, parochien, parissen, parischien, parisschen, parisshyn, parischen, parshen, parichin, paroschen, paryschun, parysshen, paresschen, paresschen, parechen, parisshon, pariȝschen, parishen, perysshon, paroisshien

Etymology

From Old French paroissien, parochien; equivalent to parisshe +‎ -ien.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈriʃ(i)ən/, /paˈris(i)ən/, /paˈrɔtʃ(i)ən/, /ˈpariʃ(i)ən/, /ˈparis(i)ən/, /ˈparɔtʃ(i)ən/

Noun

parisshen (plural parisshens)

A parishioner; a member of a parish.
(Late Middle English) A parish (ecclesiastical administrative division).
(rare, Late Middle English) The totality of a parish's parishioners.

References

“parishen, n.(1).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-17.
“parishen, n.(2).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-17.

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