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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

parochus.

commissary; (person responsible to supply traveling officials w/shelter/food);

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. purveyor, commissary, (specifically) an imperial official required to supply travelling magistrates

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. host (of a guest)

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάροχος (párokhos), from παρέχω (parékhō, “produce, supply”).

noun
  1. parish priest

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
  2. parishioner

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From parochia (“parish”) + -us, probably by conflation with Etymology 1.

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