Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parish priest

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: parish -priest
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The main priest serving a parish.

Etymology

From Middle English parissh prest.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: parissh prest

Inflected Forms

parish priests (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

parochial vicar

Synonyms

pastor

Questions

What does parish priest mean?: The main priest serving a parish.
Where does parish priest come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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