parochial, parochiall

[Lat. paro chialis, from parochia; Gr. paroikia =a parish (q. v.); O. Fr. parochial; Fr. paroi ial; Sp. & Port. parroquial; Ital. parrocchiale.] Pertaining or relating to a parish; connected with a parish. parochial-board, subst . In Scotland, a body elected by the payers of poor-rates in a parish to manage the relief of the poor, and corresponding to the overseers or guardians of the poor in Eng land.