I'm reading Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens...and he keeps saying "the parish authorities" What does he mean by parish? I looked up the word and the only thing that came up was something about religion and administrative subdivisions. Thanks in advance.
2006-12-05 08:37:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
a parish is the local religious community, who all go to the same church, the parish authorities would be like the bishop and priest etc of that area
2006-12-05 08:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by Cate 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A parish is like a county. Louisiana is divided into parishes, and the authorities aren't necessarily religious figures, for example the parish police.
2006-12-05 16:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Crash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, a Parish is a Church Congregation. He may also mean the town authorities though, given the time period of his writing.
2006-12-05 16:54:46 · answer #3 · answered by Singthing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a parish is like a county or district...it's just a way of organizing an area of a city or town...since the church ran things for so long in England, the religious term stuck
2006-12-05 16:40:21 · answer #4 · answered by jcresnick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
parish is basically a county.
2006-12-05 16:46:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
receiving charity from local authorities
2006-12-05 16:43:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
its probable mean just that, lol
2006-12-05 16:39:30 · answer #7 · answered by Jane S. 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no idea
2006-12-05 16:46:19 · answer #8 · answered by -_- 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋