In English law. A circuit of ground, committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. 1 Bl. Comm. 111. wilson v. State, 34 ohio St. 199. The pre-cinct of a parish church, and the particular charge of a secular priest. Cowell. An ec-deeiastical dlvision of a town or district, subject to the ministry of one pastor. Brande
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
