parishioner

English

Etymology

From Late Middle English parisshoner, from earlier parisshen (c. 1200), from Old French paroissien, parochien, from paroisse (English parish).[1] Equivalent to parish + -ian + -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pəˈɹɪʃənə(ɹ)/, /pəˈɹɪʃnə(ɹ)/
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Noun

parishioner (plural parishioners)

  1. A member of a parish.

Translations

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “parishioner”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Middle English

Noun

parishioner

  1. Alternative form of parisshoner
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