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parishing

parishing noun: a hamlet or village associated with a local church. Also the present participle and gerund of parish.

Noun

parishing (plural parishings)

  1. A hamlet or village associated with a local church.

Also used as

parishing is also the present participle and gerund of parish.

Forms of parishing

pluralparishings

Questions about parishing

What does parishing mean?
Parishing means a hamlet or village associated with a local church.
What part of speech is parishing?
Parishing is a noun.
What is the plural of parishing?
The plural of parishing is parishings.

Words near parishing in the dictionary

  1. parishads
  2. parished
  3. parisher
  4. parishers
  5. parishes
  6. parishing
  7. parishings
  8. parishional
  9. parishioner
  10. parishioners
  11. parishionership

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