parish

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

par·ish [parish parishes] BrE [ˈpærɪʃ] NAmE [ˈpærɪʃ] noun
1. countable an area that has its own church and that a priest is responsible for
•a parish church/priest
•He is vicar of a large rural parish.
2. countable (in England) a small country area that has its own elected local government
•the parish council
3. countable + singular or plural verb the people living in a particular area, especially those who go to church
4. countable (in the US state of ↑Louisiana) a county.

Word Origin:
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’.