Index of English words, starting with "pa"

(1) - Parish (a.) Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor.
(2) - Parish (n.) In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States.
(3) - Parish (n.) 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.
(4) - Parish (n.) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc.
(5) - Parish (n.) That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein.

(1) - Parishioner (n.) One who belongs to, or is connected with, a parish.

(1) - Parisian (a.) Of or pertaining to Paris.
(2) - Parisian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Paris, the capital of France.

(1) - Parity (n.) The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; A like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning.