parish

parish
noun
  1. (in the Christian Church) a small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor
    (基督教)(本)堂区,牧区
    [as modifier]a parish church.
    本堂区教堂。
    ■(亦作civil parish)(Brit.)a small country district; the smallest unit of local government, constituted only in rural areas
    (英)(农村的)行政堂区
    ■(US)(in Louisiana) a territorial division corresponding to a county in other states
    (美)(路易斯安那州)(相当于县的)堂区
语源
  1. Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French paroche, from late Latin parochia, from Greek paroikia 'sojourning', based on para- 'beside, subsidiary' + oikos 'dwelling'
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