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parish register

parish register noun: a book, held in a parish church, in which baptisms, marriages and burials are recorded.

Noun

parish register (plural parish registers)

  1. A book, held in a parish church, in which baptisms, marriages and burials are recorded.

Forms of parish register

pluralparish registers

Questions about parish register

What does parish register mean?
Parish register means a book, held in a parish church, in which baptisms, marriages and burials are recorded.
What part of speech is parish register?
Parish register is a noun.
What is the plural of parish register?
The plural of parish register is parish registers.

Words near parish register in the dictionary

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  7. parish registers
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  10. parish school
  11. parish schools

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