Meanings
nounparish register (plural parish registers)
plural parish registers
- A book, held in a parish church, in which baptisms, marriages and burials are recorded.
Translations
Bulgarian църковен регистър
- църковен регистър (cărkoven registăr)record book of a parish
Danish kirkebog
- kirkebogrecord book of a parish
Finnish kirkonkirja
- kirkonkirjarecord book of a parish
French registre paroissial
- registre paroissialrecord book of a parish
German Kirchenbuch
- Kirchenbuchrecord book of a parish
Hungarian anyakönyv, matrikula
- anyakönyvrecord book of a parish
- matrikularecord book of a parish
Polish księga parafialna
- księga parafialnarecord book of a parish
Cite this entry
APA
parish register. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parish%20register
MLA
“parish register.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parish%20register. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parish register,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parish%20register.
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