parish

parish adj

see parish, n.

1. Phrase. “Parish night”: [word play on “parish, n.” and “perish”] churchyard; cemetery; burial ground; resting place for the dead; [fig.] funeral; church service.

parish [-es] n

AFr paroche < OFr par(r)oche or OFr paroisse, both < late L. parochia.

1. Township; village; small municipal region.
2. Churchyard; cemetery; burial ground; [word play on “perish”] death; distance between the living and the dead.