Emparish

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To create a parish for an area, in particular a civil parish. UK, uncommon

    "Sufficient petition signatures to emparish the entire area was acquired from residents by August 2006, which the Isle of Wight Council then submitted to Government with their support."

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"Sufficient petition signatures to emparish the entire area was acquired from residents by August 2006, which the Isle of Wight Council then submitted to Government with their support."

Etymology

From em- + parish.

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