parish house

noun

a building used by a church chiefly for administrative and social purposes.
(especially in the Roman Catholic Church) the residence of a cleric.

Origin of parish house

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby parish house

paris daisy, paris green, parish, parish clerk, parish council, parish house, parish pump, parish register, parishad, parishioner, parisian

Example sentences from the Web for parish house

  • So he supped down-town, and waited for Father Fontanel at the parish-house.

    She Buildeth Her House |Will Comfort

  • The priest had spoken little more than this, since they led him from the parish-house.

    She Buildeth Her House |Will Comfort

  • The troopers were just then suddenly alarmed by the noise of a conflict in the parish-house.

    The Philippine Islands |John Foreman

  • Each boy dressed with unusual care, and the majority reached the parish-house some time before the hour named for assembling.

    Under Boy Scout Colors |Joseph Bushnell Ames