▪ I. † parishen1, parishion Obs.
Forms: α. 3 paroschian, 4 -oschien, -oschen, 4–5 -oisshien, 5 -oshyn; β. 4–5 parischien, -isshien, 4–6 parishen, (4–5 -izschen, 4–6 -iscen, is(s)chen, -is(s)hen, -ysshen, -yschen, -in, -yn, -ene, -ion, -in, -ing, -yn, -on, 5 paraschen, -es(s)chen(e, -eshon, -echen, -ishon, -yshchon, parschen, -one, par-, perrishen, -yshyn, 6 paryschoon, -yn, -esshen, -achen, perishen.
[ME. paroschien, -oisshien, etc., a. OF. paroissien, f. paroisse parish, after med.L. parochiān-us: see parochian. Subsequently, following parosshe, parish, it became parishen, with many variations of spelling, and sometimes phonetic reduction to parschen. OF. had a parallel form parochien, a closer adaptation of the med.L., whence also ME. parochien, parochen, etc.; these forms are treated under parochian, though they often show a mixture of the two types, ch not being distinguished from sh or sch.]
One of the community of a parish; = parishioner.
| α a 1225 Ancr. R. 198 Þet child þet ne buhð nout his eldre, vnderling his prelat, paroschian his preost. c 1325 Metr. Hom. 87 Quen paroschenis com him to. 1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. Prol. 89 Þat þei sholden shryuen here paroschienes. 14.. Lett. Marg. Anjou & Bp. Beckington (Camden) 46 The paroisshiens of the said paroish. |
| β 13.. Cursor M. 26292 (Cott.) Alsua if þi parischen [Fairf. parochin] In sin lang has ligand bene. Ibid. 26315 (Cott.) Alsua þou preist, if þou ha ben In plight wit þi pariscen [Fairf. parochien]. c 1386 Chaucer Prol. 482 Hise parisshen [v.rr. parischiens, -isshiens, -isschens, -isshins] devoutly wolde he teche. 1393 Langl. P. Pl. C. i. 82 Persones & parsheprestes pleyned..Þat hure parshens [v.rr. parschone, paresschene, -ischene, parshen] ben poore. c 1449 Pecock Repr. (Rolls) II. 391 That the paraschens so ȝaue. 1482 Monk of Evesham (Arb.) 49 Whoys pareshon also y was. 1533 More Debell. Salem Wks. (1557) 1018/1 If the person woulde take it of his perishen by force. 1536 Wriothesley Chron. (1875) I. 55 The curates should preach and teatch their parishiones the ‘Pater noster’, ‘Avee’, and ‘Creede’. 1566 Three 15th Cent. Chron., etc. (Camden) 138 Suche quarylynge..was between y⊇ mynystars and parishoners that to quyat y⊇ mattar y⊇ churche dores wer fayn to be closyd, and y⊇ paryschyns to departe. |
▪ II. parishen2 Sc. dial.
In 6 parichoun, -schone.
[f. parish n.: the suffix is obscure: cf. parishing and parochin in same sense.]
= parish.
| a 1555 Lyndesay Tragedy 367 Mak hym..Persone, quhilk his parischoun can teche. 1596 Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. viii. 90 Robert Schau, quha pastour was of the parischone of Minto. 179. Burns The Cardin' o't ii, Yet I hae seen him on a day, The pride of a' the parishen. 1896 Shetland News 6 Aug. (E.D.D.). |