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parochians

parochians is the plural of parochian.

Meaning of parochian

Noun

parochian (plural parochians)

  1. (obsolete) A parishioner.
    • If the Lord of a Mannor claim the Tythes of such Lands in D. to finde a Chaplain in D. and the Parochians claim them also for the same purpose , ' tis said for Law, that the Lay Court shall have jurisdiction betwixt them, and not the Spiritual Court1578, Robert Brooke, New Cases in the time of Henry VIII

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Questions about parochians

What is parochians the plural of?
Parochians is the plural of parochian.

Words near parochians in the dictionary

  1. parochializing
  2. parochially
  3. parochialness
  4. parochials
  5. parochian
  6. parochians
  7. Parodi
  8. parodiable
  9. parodial
  10. parodic
  11. parodical

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