All 4 Uses
parish
in
A Lesson Before Dying
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- It was the parish seat for St. Raphael.†
Chpt 4
- There were a dozen schools in the parish to visit, if that many.†
Chpt 7
- Dr. Joseph is our superintendent of schools here in St. Raphael Parish.†
Chpt 7
- The assignment was to draw a map of Louisiana and write in the names of the parishes in their appropriate places.
Chpt 16 *parishes = jurisdictions of government in Louisiana (like a counties in other states)
Definitions:
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(1)
(parish) a local church community
or in some places including Louisiana: a jurisdiction of government like a county - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)