What does "unparished" mean?

Not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”).

How do you pronounce "unparished"?

Pronounced //(ˌ)ʌnˈpæɹɪʃt//.

Unparished

//(ˌ)ʌnˈpæɹɪʃt// adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”). British, Ireland, not-comparable
2
Of an area: not in a civil parish (“an administrative subdivision of a borough or local government district”), or not having a parish council or town council. England, not-comparable

Etymology

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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