pāriha
1. (loan) (noun) parish - an area having its own church and clergy.
Ka mauria e au kotahi tangata o ia pāriha, o ia pāriha hei komiti mōku ki Pōneke mō ngā take a ia iwi, a ia iwi (TJ 6/6/1899:10). / I will take one man from each parish to form a committee for me in Wellington for the issues affecting each people.