Parish
131parish officers — Officers of a parish as a political subdivision; officers of a parish in the sense of a religious district or body. Officers of an English ecclesiastical parish, consisting of constables, churchwardens, and overseers …
132Parish register — Register Reg is*ter (r?j ?s*t?r), n. [OE. registre, F. registre, LL. registrum,regestum, L. regesta, pl., fr. regerere, regestum, to carry back, to register; pref. re re + gerere to carry. See {Jest}, and cf. {Regest}.] 1. A written account or… …
