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A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note. "Parisian notabilities" Carlyle.

ooker. You did wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding She is the greatest beauty in the parish. Fielding. Notwithstanding that, notwithstanding; although. These days were ages to him, notwithstanding that he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary. W. Irving.

To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop. These personal comparisons I omit. Bacon.

The herb Paris. See Herb Paris, under Herb.

One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of Orientalists. Sir J. Shore.

One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere. [Eng.]

To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for breeding.

over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage. Sir W. Parish.

A parish priest in the Greek Church. Shipley.

A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables of Christ. Chaucer. Declare unto us the parable of the tares. Matt. xiii. 36.

Similitude; comparison.

To be equal; to hold comparison. [R.] Few or none could . . . paragon with her. Shelton.

A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.

Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties. "Parochial pastors." Bp. Atterbury. Hence, limited; narrow. "The parochial mind." W. Black.

quality or state of being parochial in form or nature; a system of management peculiar to parishes.

To render parochial; to form into parishes.

In a parochial manner; by the parish, or by parishes. Bp. Stillingfleet.

A parishioner. [Obs.] Ld. Burleigh.

A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of souls.

A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish.