parish register

par·ish reg·is·ter

P p

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [par-ish rej-uh-ster]
- /ˈpær ɪʃ ˈrɛdʒ ə stər/
- /ˈpær.ɪʃ ˈredʒɪstə(r)/

Definitions of parish register words

noun parish register the register of the christenings, marriages, and burials in a parish. 1
noun parish register a book in which the births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths in a parish are recorded 0

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1645-55

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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