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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1654
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(Parisch-,) Parisher, n. [f. Parisch(e n. Cf. Parocher]. A parishioner. = Parischinar, Parochinar. — 1654 Argyll Synod II. 65.
Mr Adam Ritchie … hes preached there this year bygone and gotte no mentenance but the parishers benevolence
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