paroisse — meaning in English

English meaning

• parish noun A local church community and the district it serves.
• ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.

Senses

paroisse is used for these senses in English:

• parish A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.
• ward (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.

parish — full definition

1. noun A local church community and the district it serves.
2. noun An administrative subdivision, especially in the UK or Louisiana, comparable to a county elsewhere.

ward — full definition

1. noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.
2. noun An administrative division of a city, town, or borough.
3. noun A person, especially a child, under the legal protection of a guardian.
4. verb To repel or turn aside something threatening (usually with "off").

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