parochin

noun

par·​och·​in

variants or parochine

ˈparəḵə̇n

plural -s

Scottish

: parish

Word History

Etymology

probably back-formation from Scots parochiner parishioner, from Middle English (northern dialect) parochoner, parochanar, from Middle English parochien, parochin parishioner (from Medieval Latin parochianus, from Late Latin parochia parish + Latin -anus -an) + -er

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