parish /(păr"ĭsh)/

par·ish

parish

That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. (Eccl. & Eng. Law)
An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live. [U. S.]
In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States.

Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor.