civil parish
In any of various countries, an administrative subdivision of an area, often of a countyIn any of various countries, an administrative subdivision of an area, often of a county.
Meaning
2 sensesIn any of various countries, an administrative subdivision of an area, often of a county.
In any of various countries, an administrative subdivision of an area, often of a county.
A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish; a similar subdivision in Ireland.
Origin
The word parish for a local area of church and/or government authority predates rigorous mThe word parish for a local area of church and/or government authority predates rigorous modern distinctions between ecclesiastical and civil affairs. The term civil parish uses intentional pleonasm, in a way that natural language sometimes does, to easily and efficiently ensure clarity through disambiguation. By the same underlying principle, the term ecclesiastical parish is retronymic.
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Forms
plural: civil parishes| Singular | civil parish |
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