Etymology

unparished

un·par·ished
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Today it means: Not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”). Full definition →

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From: * un (prefix meaning ‘not’) + parish (noun) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives from nouns); and * un- + parished (“organized into parishes; possessing parishes”, adjective).

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