paroch rare.
(ˈpærək)
[ad. 16th c. L. parochus parish priest, for earlier parochiānus (12th c.): cf. It., Sp. parroco, Romanian paroh, parish priest.]
A parish clergyman.
| 1900 Dixon Hist. Ch. Eng. (1902) VI. xxxviii. 106 note, It was as much as to say, You nonconforming parochs,..at least you must put on a surplice. |