# unparished

> English word · Adjective · IPA /(ˌ)ʌnˈpæɹɪʃt/

## Definitions
1. Not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”).
2. Of an area: not in a civil parish (“an administrative subdivision of a borough or local government district”), or not having a parish council or town council.

## Etymology
From:
* un (prefix meaning ‘not’) + parish (noun) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives from nouns); and
* un- + parished (“organized into parishes; possessing parishes”, adjective).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unparished