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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Parochial, n. [e.m.E. parochial(l (17th c.), ME. and late ME. parochiell (1393), -ialle (1426), adj., also ellipt. as noun = parish church (1637), OF. parochial, parr-, perr-, AF. parochiel, iate L. parochialis.] A parish church. — 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xiii.
There hes bene two kinde of kirks … some … that of old were called parochials [etc.]
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